Start David Montgomery or Jaylen Warren? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start David Montgomery over Jaylen Warren in Week 2.

David Montgomery is priced by the books at 12.9 projected points. Jaylen Warren 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 David Montgomery at ADP 52 and Jaylen Warren at 62.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 12.9 fantasy points for David Montgomery, with 80 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Jaylen Warren in Week 2.

Week 2 matchups

David Montgomery and HOU host CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 23.1 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 60 yards and a touchdown against CIN and caught passes for 51 more yards.

Jaylen Warren and PIT visit NE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NE allowed 15.0 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 10th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and no touchdowns against NE and caught passes for 26 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, David Montgomery has the softer matchup.

Injury status

David Montgomery is not on the injury report.

Jaylen Warren is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, David Montgomery played 49 percent of HOU snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 67 percent of the red zone chances.

David Montgomery, Week 1 against BUF: 39 of 79 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Through Week 1, Jaylen Warren played 37 percent of PIT snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Warren, Week 1 against ATL: 25 of 67 snaps, 10 carries for 46 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, David Montgomery played 17 games for DET and scored 166.9 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing RB27.

He ran 158 times for 716 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 29 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 37 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

David Montgomery, Week 18 of 2025 against CHI: 8 carries for 42 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 13 yards, 6.5 PPR points.

David Montgomery, Week 17 of 2025 against MIN: 22 of 64 snaps, 10 carries for 25 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 6.0 PPR points.

In 2025, Jaylen Warren played 16 games for PIT and scored 217.1 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing RB17.

He ran 211 times for 958 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 333 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jaylen Warren, Week 18 of 2025 against BAL: 14 carries for 66 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 33 yards, 14.9 PPR points.

Jaylen Warren, Week 17 of 2025 against CLE: 21 of 66 snaps, 12 carries for 64 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 6.4 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start David Montgomery over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bucky Irving over David Montgomery.
• Start D'Andre Swift over David Montgomery.
• Start Jaylen Warren over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Jaylen Warren over Jadarian Price.
• Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Jaylen Warren.