Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Josh Jacobs? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt over Josh Jacobs
- DAL D vs RB
- 27.3
- 9th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 49%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 3%
- Through Week 1
- NYJ D vs RB
- 8.8
- 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Our Week 2 call
Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt over Josh Jacobs in Week 2.
Josh Jacobs is not active, so this is not a close call: start Jacory Croskey-Merritt. Drafters take Jacory Croskey-Merritt at ADP 115 and Josh Jacobs at 103.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Josh Jacobs in Week 2.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jacory Croskey-Merritt in Week 2.
Week 2 matchups
Josh Jacobs and GB visit NYJ.
NYJ allowed 8.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 47 yards and no touchdowns against NYJ and caught passes for 11 more yards.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt and WAS visit DAL.
DAL allowed 27.3 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 9th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 111 yards and a touchdown against DAL and caught passes for 22 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Jacory Croskey-Merritt has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Josh Jacobs is listed as na.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, Jacory Croskey-Merritt played 49 percent of WAS snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 1 against PHI: 34 of 70 snaps, 16 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -7 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Josh Jacobs played 15 games for GB and scored 237.1 PPR points, 15.8 a game, finishing RB13.
He ran 234 times for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 44 targets for 282 yards.
He was on the field for 59 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Josh Jacobs, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 13 of 47 snaps, 4 carries for 3 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1.3 PPR points.
Josh Jacobs, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 28 of 72 snaps, 12 carries for 36 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards, 4.8 PPR points.
Josh Jacobs, Week 15 of 2025 against DEN: 36 of 66 snaps, 12 carries for 73 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 2 touchdowns, 23.2 PPR points.
In 2025, Jacory Croskey-Merritt played 17 games for WAS and scored 140.3 PPR points, 8.3 a game, finishing RB33.
He ran 175 times for 805 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 9 of 13 targets for 68 yards.
He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 13 carries for 29 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2.9 PPR points.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 28 of 44 snaps, 11 carries for 105 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2 touchdowns, 22.5 PPR points.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB32 · WAS · bye 7
2025 vs anytime td line 3-9
- Overall rank
- 77
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
Ranked behind
RB53 · GB · bye 11
2025 vs rush yds line 8-7
- Overall rank
- 204
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 11
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 2, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board127
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 6 and tier 11
- Board size244 draftable players
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