Start Bijan Robinson or Saquon Barkley? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Saquon Barkley in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Bijan Robinson at 22.9 points and Saquon Barkley at 15.0, a gap of 7.9. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 1 and Saquon Barkley at 6.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 22.9 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 15.0 fantasy points for Saquon Barkley, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Bijan Robinson 7.9 points ahead of Saquon Barkley on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Bijan Robinson and ATL host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 52.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the most in the league.

Running backs ran for 224 yards and 4 touchdowns against CAR and caught passes for 34 more yards.

Saquon Barkley and PHI visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 23.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 142 yards and a touchdown against TEN and caught passes for 16 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bijan Robinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Saquon Barkley is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Bijan Robinson played 77 percent of ATL snaps, took 68 percent of the carries and drew 53 percent of the targets.

Bijan Robinson, Week 1 against PIT: 46 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 83 yards, 10 targets and 8 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 1, Saquon Barkley played 71 percent of PHI snaps, took 65 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Saquon Barkley, Week 1 against WAS: 39 of 55 snaps, 15 carries for 83 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -3 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Bijan Robinson, Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 15 carries for 33 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 7.3 PPR points.

Bijan Robinson, Week 17 of 2025 against LAR: 42 of 53 snaps, 22 carries for 195 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns, 39.9 PPR points.

In 2025, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.

He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Saquon Barkley, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 43 of 54 snaps, 19 carries for 68 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 6.8 PPR points.

Saquon Barkley, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 54 of 70 snaps, 21 carries for 132 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.2 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Bijan Robinson over Christian McCaffrey.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Derrick Henry.
• Start Bijan Robinson over De'Von Achane.
• Start Saquon Barkley over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Saquon Barkley over Chase Brown.
• Start Derrick Henry over Saquon Barkley.