Start Rico Dowdle or J.K. Dobbins? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Rico Dowdle over J.K. Dobbins
- NE D vs RB
- 15.0
- 10th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 58%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 14%
- Through Week 1
- 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
Our Week 2 call
Start Rico Dowdle over J.K. Dobbins in Week 2.
J.K. Dobbins is priced by the books at 10.1 projected points and Rico Dowdle has too little of his market posted to price, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Rico Dowdle at ADP 79 and J.K. Dobbins at 82.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Rico Dowdle in Week 2.
Player prop markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for J.K. Dobbins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
Week 2 matchups
Rico Dowdle 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.
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.
By points allowed to the position, Rico Dowdle has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Rico Dowdle is not on the injury report.
J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, Rico Dowdle played 58 percent of PIT snaps, took 44 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.
Rico Dowdle, Week 1 against ATL: 39 of 67 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.
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.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Rico Dowdle played 17 games for CAR and scored 216.3 PPR points, 12.7 a game, finishing RB18.
He ran 236 times for 1076 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 39 of 50 targets for 297 yards.
He was on the field for 56 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Rico Dowdle, Week 18 of 2025 against TB: 27 of 51 snaps, 7 carries for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards, 3.0 PPR points.
Rico Dowdle, Week 17 of 2025 against SEA: 34 of 53 snaps, 12 carries for 59 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 4 yards, 9.3 PPR points.
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
RB22 · PIT · bye 9
2025 vs rush yds line 6-11
- Overall rank
- 49
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
Ranked behind
RB36 · DEN · bye 10
2025 vs rush yds line 8-2
- Overall rank
- 107
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 8
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 board58
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 4 and tier 8
- Board size244 draftable players
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