Start J.K. Dobbins or Brian Robinson? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start J.K. Dobbins over Brian Robinson

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J.K. Dobbins

RB · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 8.9; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs RB: 19.7; 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 44%; Through Week 6
Target share: 5%; Through Week 6

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Brian Robinson

RB · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 7.4; recent weeks avg
SF D vs RB: 23.6; 10th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 33%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Brian Robinson for J.K. Dobbins?

Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Brian Robinson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over Brian Robinson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start J.K. Dobbins over Brian Robinson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have J.K. Dobbins at 8.9 points and Brian Robinson at 7.4, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins this week yet, so his 8.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.0 and 8.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Brian Robinson this week yet, so his 7.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.5 and 8.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take J.K. Dobbins at ADP 90 and Brian Robinson at 210.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins yet. His market-based projections were 9.0 and 8.7 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 8.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Brian Robinson yet. His market-based projections were 6.5 and 8.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts J.K. Dobbins 1.5 points ahead of Brian Robinson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

J.K. Dobbins and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 19.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 110 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 23 more yards.

Brian Robinson and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 23.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 10th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 87 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 45 more yards.

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

Injury status

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

Brian Robinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, J.K. Dobbins played 44 percent of DEN snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 27 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Brian Robinson played 33 percent of ATL snaps, took 31 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

Brian Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 14 of 64 snaps, 7 carries for 16 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Brian Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 2 carries for 1 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Brian Robinson for J.K. Dobbins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Brian Robinson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over Brian Robinson.
Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Brian Robinson?
No. Keep J.K. Dobbins: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Brian Robinson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over Brian Robinson.