Start Christian McCaffrey or Jonathan Taylor? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Christian McCaffrey over Jonathan Taylor in Week 2.

Jonathan Taylor is priced by the books at 18.3 projected points and Christian McCaffrey has too little of his market posted to price, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Christian McCaffrey at ADP 5 and Jonathan Taylor at 8.

What the books imply

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

Player prop markets imply 18.3 fantasy points for Jonathan Taylor, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Week 2 matchups

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.

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.

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

Injury status

Christian McCaffrey is not on the injury report.

Jonathan Taylor is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

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.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

Their other Week 2 calls

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