Start Jonathan Taylor or Braelon Allen? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 9:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Jonathan Taylor over Braelon Allen

- Market projects
- 14.7
- recent weeks avg
- MIA D vs RB
- 25.0
- 8th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 77%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 13%
- Through Week 9

- Market projects
- 13.4
- recent weeks avg
- BUF D vs RB
- 26.5
- 3rd most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 65%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 9%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop Braelon Allen for Jonathan Taylor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.1 a game over 7 games), Braelon Allen 57 (8.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Braelon Allen.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Jonathan Taylor over Braelon Allen in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Jonathan Taylor at 14.7 points and Braelon Allen at 13.4, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor this week yet, so his 14.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (15.6, 12.6 and 15.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 13.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (15.7, 16.8 and 7.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jonathan Taylor at ADP 8 and Braelon Allen at 180.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor yet. His market-based projections were 15.6, 12.6 and 15.8 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 14.7, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
No Week 10 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 15.7, 16.8 and 7.7 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 13.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
The market-based projection for Braelon Allen is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).
That puts Jonathan Taylor 1.3 points ahead of Braelon Allen on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
Jonathan Taylor and IND host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
MIA allowed 25.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 106 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against MIA and caught passes for 41 more yards.
Braelon Allen and NYJ host BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
BUF allowed 26.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most in the league.
Running backs ran for 81 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 44 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jonathan Taylor is not on the injury report.
Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, Jonathan Taylor played 77 percent of IND snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 13 percent of the targets and had 48 percent of the red zone chances.
Jonathan Taylor, Week 6 against TEN: 65 of 83 snaps, 21 carries for 94 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown.
Jonathan Taylor, Week 7 against MIN: 41 of 58 snaps, 18 carries for 95 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.
Jonathan Taylor, Week 8 against JAX: 38 of 61 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.
Jonathan Taylor, Week 9 against DAL: 44 of 64 snaps, 13 carries for 46 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 18 yards.
Through Week 9, Braelon Allen played 65 percent of NYJ snaps, took 54 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.
Braelon Allen, Week 6 against NE: 54 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.
Braelon Allen, Week 7 against MIA: 46 of 59 snaps, 17 carries for 104 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 30 yards.
Braelon Allen, Week 8 against LV: 53 of 64 snaps, 21 carries for 147 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.
Braelon Allen, Week 9 against KC: 37 of 63 snaps, 8 carries for 33 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jonathan Taylor played 17 games for IND and scored 362.3 PPR points, 21.3 a game, finishing RB4.
He ran 323 times for 1585 yards and 18 touchdowns, and caught 46 of 55 targets for 378 yards.
He was on the field for 84 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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.
Their other Week 10 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Braelon Allen for Jonathan Taylor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.1 a game over 7 games), Braelon Allen 57 (8.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Braelon Allen.
Should I drop Jonathan Taylor for Braelon Allen?
No. Keep Jonathan Taylor: he projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.1 a game over 7 games), Braelon Allen 57 (8.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Braelon Allen.
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Week 10 on the board
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- Is Braelon Allen playing Week 10?
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