Start J.K. Dobbins or Jonathon Brooks? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start J.K. Dobbins over Jonathon Brooks
- Books imply
- 10.1
- fantasy pts
- JAX D vs RB
- 12.6
- 8th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 43%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 0%
- Through Week 1
- ATL D vs RB
- 14.4
- 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 19%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 1
Our Week 2 call
Start J.K. Dobbins over Jonathon Brooks in Week 2.
J.K. Dobbins is priced by the books at 10.1 projected points. Jonathon Brooks 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 J.K. Dobbins at ADP 82 and Jonathon Brooks at 95.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for J.K. Dobbins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jonathon Brooks in Week 2.
Week 2 matchups
J.K. Dobbins and DEN host JAX on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
JAX allowed 12.6 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 8th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 34 yards and no touchdowns against JAX and caught passes for 42 more yards.
Jonathon Brooks and CAR visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
ATL allowed 14.4 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 9th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 61 yards and no touchdowns against ATL and caught passes for 33 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Jonathon Brooks has the softer matchup.
Injury status
J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.
Jonathon Brooks is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, J.K. Dobbins played 43 percent of DEN snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 1 against KC: 22 of 51 snaps, 8 carries for 36 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Through Week 1, Jonathon Brooks played 19 percent of CAR snaps, took 18 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
Jonathon Brooks, Week 1 against CHI: 13 of 68 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 48 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.
He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.
He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB36 · DEN · bye 10
2025 vs rush yds line 8-2
- Overall rank
- 107
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 8
Ranked behind
RB40 · CAR · bye 5
- Overall rank
- 160
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 10
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 board53
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 8 and tier 10
- Board size244 draftable players
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