Start Saquon Barkley or Chase Brown? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Saquon Barkley over Chase Brown in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Saquon Barkley at 15.0 points and Chase Brown at 14.7, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Saquon Barkley at ADP 6 and Chase Brown at 7.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 15.0 fantasy points for Saquon Barkley, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 14.7 fantasy points for Chase Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Saquon Barkley 0.3 points ahead of Chase Brown on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Saquon Barkley and PHI visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 23.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 142 yards and a touchdown against TEN and caught passes for 16 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, Saquon Barkley has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Saquon Barkley is not on the injury report.

Chase Brown is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Saquon Barkley played 71 percent of PHI snaps, took 65 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Saquon Barkley, Week 1 against WAS: 39 of 55 snaps, 15 carries for 83 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -3 yards.

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, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.

He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Saquon Barkley, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 43 of 54 snaps, 19 carries for 68 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 6.8 PPR points.

Saquon Barkley, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 54 of 70 snaps, 21 carries for 132 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.2 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 Saquon Barkley over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Saquon Barkley.
• Start Derrick Henry over Saquon Barkley.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Chase Brown.
• Start Derrick Henry over Chase Brown.
• Start Chase Brown over De'Von Achane.