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Start Josh Jacobs or Braelon Allen? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 11:31 AM ET.

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  • : Josh Jacobs: Questionable to Out (Finger, Surgery) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Matt LaFleur: Packers' Josh Jacobs needs surgery on finger; IR not ruled out (ESPN)
  • : Josh Jacobs: Listed Questionable (Hand) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Braelon Allen over Josh Jacobs

Josh Jacobs is listed out, so Braelon Allen starts despite the lower projection.

Start

RB · NYJ · vs BUF

Market projects
13.4
recent weeks avg
BUF D vs RB
26.5
3rd most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
47 of 100 at RB
Snap share
65%
Through Week 9
Target share
9%
Through Week 9
Sit

RB · GB · vs MIN · Out

Market projects
13.8
recent weeks avg
MIN D vs RB
18.4
5th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
47%
Through Week 9
Target share
12%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Braelon Allen for Josh Jacobs?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Jacobs projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.5 a game over 7 games), Braelon Allen 57 (8.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Braelon Allen over Josh Jacobs. So make the move after his Week 10 game. Josh Jacobs is listed out.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Braelon Allen over Josh Jacobs in Week 10.

Josh Jacobs is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Braelon Allen. Drafters take Braelon Allen at ADP 180 and Josh Jacobs at 78.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Josh Jacobs yet. His market-based projections were 11.3, 15.7 and 14.4 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 13.8, 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 Josh Jacobs 0.4 points ahead of Braelon Allen on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Josh Jacobs and GB host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN and caught passes for 18 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

Josh Jacobs is listed as out with a finger injury.

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Josh Jacobs played 47 percent of GB snaps, took 47 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 50 percent of the red zone chances.

Josh Jacobs, Week 7 against DET: 35 of 67 snaps, 11 carries for 36 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 55 yards, 1 touchdown.

Josh Jacobs, Week 8 against CAR: 49 of 69 snaps, 21 carries for 39 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 13 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Josh Jacobs, Week 9 against NE: 10 of 66 snaps, 4 carries for 5 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, Josh Jacobs played 15 games for GB and scored 237.1 PPR points, 15.8 a game, finishing RB13.

He ran 234 times for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 44 targets for 282 yards.

He was on the field for 59 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 Josh Jacobs?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Jacobs projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.5 a game over 7 games), Braelon Allen 57 (8.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Braelon Allen over Josh Jacobs. So make the move after his Week 10 game. Josh Jacobs is listed out.

  • Should I drop Josh Jacobs for Braelon Allen?

    No. Keep Josh Jacobs: he projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.5 a game over 7 games), Braelon Allen 57 (8.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Braelon Allen over Josh Jacobs. Josh Jacobs is listed out.

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