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Start J.K. Dobbins or Brian Robinson Jr.? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 12:51 AM ET.

Early kickoff: 9:30 AM ET in Madrid, set your lineup before then.

Start J.K. Dobbins over Brian Robinson

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J.K. Dobbins

RB · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
9.1
recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB
28.7
2nd most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
41%
Through Week 8
Target share
4%
Through Week 8
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Brian Robinson

RB · ATL · vs CIN · Out

Market projects
7.8
recent weeks avg
CIN D vs RB
17.9
4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
31%
Through Week 6
Target share
4%
Through Week 6

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Our Week 9 call

Start J.K. Dobbins over Brian Robinson in Week 9.

Brian Robinson is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start J.K. Dobbins. Drafters take J.K. Dobbins at ADP 90 and Brian Robinson at 210.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins yet. His market-based projections were 9.1, 10.1 and 8.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 0.6 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Brian Robinson yet. His market-based projections were 8.4 and 7.1 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 7.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts J.K. Dobbins 1.3 points ahead of Brian Robinson on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

J.K. Dobbins and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 127 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 29 more yards.

Brian Robinson and ATL host CIN on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

CIN allowed 17.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 81 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CIN and caught passes for 32 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, J.K. Dobbins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Brian Robinson is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, J.K. Dobbins played 41 percent of DEN snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 7 against ARI: 14 of 61 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 8 against KC: 7 carries for 13 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Brian Robinson played 31 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: 10 of 55 snaps, 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.

Their other Week 9 calls

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