Start Chase Brown or Jonathan Taylor? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Jonathan Taylor over Chase Brown in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Jonathan Taylor at 18.1 points and Chase Brown at 14.4, a gap of 3.8. Drafters take Jonathan Taylor at ADP 5 and Chase Brown at 9.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 18.1 fantasy points for Jonathan Taylor, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 14.4 fantasy points for Chase Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Jonathan Taylor 3.8 points ahead of Chase Brown on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Jonathan Taylor and IND visit KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 11.7 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 7th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 54 yards and no touchdowns against KC and caught passes for 23 more yards.

Chase Brown and CIN visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 10.5 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 63 yards and no touchdowns against HOU and caught passes for 12 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jonathan Taylor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jonathan Taylor is not on the injury report.

Chase Brown is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Jonathan Taylor played 89 percent of IND snaps, took 95 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 63 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 1 against BAL: 48 of 54 snaps, 19 carries for 98 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 1, Chase Brown played 72 percent of CIN snaps, took 62 percent of the carries, drew 18 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

Chase Brown, Week 1 against TB: 46 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 56 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 18 of 2025 against HOU: 14 carries for 26 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards, 5.9 PPR points.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 17 of 2025 against JAX: 51 of 57 snaps, 21 carries for 70 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 14 yards, 1 touchdown, 17.4 PPR points.

In 2025, Chase Brown played 17 games for CIN and scored 282.6 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing RB7.

He ran 232 times for 1019 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 69 of 88 targets for 437 yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chase Brown, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 13 carries for 72 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown, 19.0 PPR points.

Chase Brown, Week 17 of 2025 against ARI: 47 of 77 snaps, 22 carries for 101 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 2 touchdowns, 29.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Bijan Robinson over Jonathan Taylor.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Jonathan Taylor.
• Start Derrick Henry over Jonathan Taylor.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Chase Brown.
• Start Derrick Henry over Chase Brown.
• Start Chase Brown over De'Von Achane.