Start J.K. Dobbins or Braelon Allen? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Braelon Allen over J.K. Dobbins in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Braelon Allen at 9.7 points and J.K. Dobbins at 9.3, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (3.1, 11.1 and 14.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 3.2, 11.1 and 14.9 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 9.7, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Braelon Allen a 43% chance to score a touchdown (9 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.3 fantasy points for J.K. Dobbins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 48 rushing yards, 5 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 36% chance to score a touchdown (13, 3, 4 and 12 market sources).

That puts Braelon Allen 0.4 points ahead of J.K. Dobbins on these projections.

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Braelon Allen played 56 percent of NYJ snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 2 against GB: 23 of 74 snaps, 5 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 3 against DET: 34 of 66 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 3 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 14 carries for 59 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 5 against CLE: 60 of 70 snaps, 24 carries for 116 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, J.K. Dobbins played 42 percent of DEN snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 2 against JAX: 21 of 62 snaps, 10 carries for 36 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 3 against LAR: 33 of 67 snaps, 17 carries for 49 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 4 against SF: 21 of 65 snaps, 11 carries for 40 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.

He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Alvin Kamara over Braelon Allen.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Braelon Allen.
• Start Braelon Allen over Blake Corum.
• Start Alvin Kamara over J.K. Dobbins.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over J.K. Dobbins.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins.