Start Braelon Allen or Brian Robinson? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Braelon Allen over Brian Robinson in Week 1.

Braelon Allen is priced by the books at 1.9 projected points. Brian Robinson has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Braelon Allen at ADP 191 and Brian Robinson at 200. Market coverage on Braelon Allen is 33 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 1.9 fantasy points for Braelon Allen, with 33 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Brian Robinson in Week 1.

Week 1 matchups

Braelon Allen and NYJ 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.

Brian Robinson and ATL visit PIT.

PIT allowed 34.4 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 6th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 114 yards and no touchdowns against PIT and caught passes for 90 more yards.

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

Injury status

Braelon Allen was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Brian Robinson was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.

He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.

He was on the field for 24 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Brian Robinson played 17 games for SF and scored 62.5 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing RB63.

He ran 92 times for 400 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 8 of 12 targets for 25 yards.

He was on the field for 17 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Brian Robinson, Week 18 of 2025 against SEA: 6 of 42 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 0.9 PPR points.

Brian Robinson, Week 17 of 2025 against CHI: 11 of 72 snaps, 4 carries for 22 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 3.8 PPR points.

Brian Robinson, Week 16 of 2025 against IND: 10 of 66 snaps, 5 carries for 20 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2.0 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Braelon Allen scored 4.0 PPR points and Brian Robinson scored 3.1.

The call was right: Braelon Allen outscored Brian Robinson by 0.9.

Braelon Allen finished 2.1 points above the 1.9 the props implied.

Braelon Allen, Week 1 against TEN: 27 of 67 snaps, 10 carries for 40 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 4.0 PPR points.

Braelon Allen finished as the week's RB50 in PPR scoring.

Brian Robinson, Week 1 against PIT: 15 of 60 snaps, 9 carries for 31 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 3.1 PPR points.

Brian Robinson finished as the week's RB55 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Alvin Kamara over Braelon Allen.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Braelon Allen.
• Start Dylan Sampson over Braelon Allen.
• Start Dylan Sampson over Brian Robinson.
• Start Brian Robinson over Isiah Pacheco.
• Start Justice Hill over Brian Robinson.