Start Christian McCaffrey or Jahmyr Gibbs? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Christian McCaffrey in Week 2.

Jahmyr Gibbs is priced by the books at 23.6 projected points. Christian McCaffrey has too little of his market posted this week to price, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Jahmyr Gibbs at ADP 1 and Christian McCaffrey at 5.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 23.6 fantasy points for Jahmyr Gibbs, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Christian McCaffrey in Week 2.

Week 2 matchups

Jahmyr Gibbs and DET visit BUF on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

BUF allowed 33.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns against BUF and caught passes for 17 more yards.

Christian McCaffrey and SF host MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 36.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 144 yards and no touchdowns against MIA and caught passes for 45 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Christian McCaffrey has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jahmyr Gibbs is not on the injury report.

Christian McCaffrey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Jahmyr Gibbs played 74 percent of DET snaps, took 88 percent of the carries, drew 13 percent of the targets and had 50 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 1 against NO: 57 of 77 snaps, 29 carries for 156 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 1, Christian McCaffrey played 55 percent of SF snaps, took 33 percent of the carries, drew 24 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 1 against LAR: 36 of 65 snaps, 10 carries for 68 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 20 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jahmyr Gibbs played 17 games for DET and scored 366.9 PPR points, 21.6 a game, finishing RB3.

He ran 243 times for 1223 yards and 13 touchdowns, and caught 77 of 94 targets for 616 yards.

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

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 18 of 2025 against CHI: 19 carries for 80 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards, 1 touchdown, 20.3 PPR points.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 17 of 2025 against MIN: 44 of 64 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 23 yards, 6.4 PPR points.

In 2025, Christian McCaffrey played 17 games for SF and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.

He ran 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 18 of 2025 against SEA: 36 of 42 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 34 yards, 11.7 PPR points.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 17 of 2025 against CHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 23 carries for 140 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown, 28.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Bijan Robinson.
• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Chase Brown.
• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over James Cook III.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Christian McCaffrey.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over De'Von Achane.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over James Cook III.