Start Emanuel Wilson or Brian Robinson? Week 4

Our Week 4 call

Start Emanuel Wilson over Brian Robinson in Week 4.

Market-based projections have Emanuel Wilson at 10.1 points and Brian Robinson at 6.8, a gap of 3.3. Brian Robinson's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.8 fantasy points for Brian Robinson, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Brian Robinson at 29.5 rushing yards, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (14 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for Emanuel Wilson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Emanuel Wilson at 47.5 rushing yards, 7.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 40% chance to score a touchdown (16, 5, 4 and 18 market sources).

That puts Emanuel Wilson 3.3 points ahead of Brian Robinson on the market projections.

Injury status

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

Emanuel Wilson was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Usage before Week 4

Through Week 3, Brian Robinson played 34 percent of ATL snaps, took 29 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Brian Robinson, Week 2 against CAR: 33 of 69 snaps, 11 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Brian Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 19 of 71 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 3, Emanuel Wilson played 30 percent of SEA snaps, took 41 percent of the carries, drew 1 percent of the targets and had 26 percent of the red zone chances.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 1 against NE: 3 of 50 snaps, 2 carries for 3 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 2 against ARI: 29 of 70 snaps, 21 carries for 92 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 9 carries for 14 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.

He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 4 went

Emanuel Wilson scored 27.0 PPR points and Brian Robinson scored 25.7.

The call was right: Emanuel Wilson outscored Brian Robinson by 1.3.

Emanuel Wilson finished 16.9 points above the 10.1 the market projected.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns, 27.0 PPR points.

Emanuel Wilson finished as the week's RB6 in PPR scoring.

Brian Robinson finished 18.9 points above the 6.8 the market projected.

Brian Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 24 of 57 snaps, 14 carries for 62 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards, 3 touchdowns, 25.7 PPR points.

Brian Robinson finished as the week's RB8 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 4 calls

• Start Alvin Kamara over Brian Robinson.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Brian Robinson.
• Start Blake Corum over Brian Robinson.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Emanuel Wilson.
• Start Emanuel Wilson over Blake Corum.
• Start Braelon Allen over Emanuel Wilson.