Start Aaron Jones Sr.. Jones Sr. is projected for 11.4 PPR points vs 10.7 for Ollie Gordon II, and faces the 6th-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Oct 24, 4:47 PM ET
| Aaron Jones Sr. RB · MIN | Ollie Gordon II RB · MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 7, avg of sources) | 11.4 | 10.7 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 12.7 | 13.1 |
| StatChasers projection | — | — |
| Opponent | vs IND | vs NYJ |
| Opponent vs. position | 6th-softest (23.9 pts/g allowed) | 14th-softest (21.9 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 69% carry share (last 3) | 53% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | START · RB2 | START · RB2 |
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Start Aaron Jones Sr.. Jones Sr. projects for 11.4 PPR points vs IND, against 10.7 for Ollie Gordon II vs NYJ: a 0.7-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Aaron Jones Sr. is projected to score more: 11.4 PPR points to 10.7 for Ollie Gordon II.
The sources range from 8.5 to 12.7 for Jones Sr. and from 8.1 to 13.1 for Gordon II. The ranges overlap, so Gordon II outscoring Jones Sr. is a realistic result.
Aaron Jones Sr. is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Jones Sr. at 8.5 PPR points, against 8.1 for Ollie Gordon II.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Ollie Gordon II has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Gordon II at 13.1 PPR points, against 12.7 for Aaron Jones Sr..
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Aaron Jones Sr. plays IND and Ollie Gordon II plays NYJ in Week 7.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Jones Sr. faces the 6th-softest defense against RBs and Gordon II faces the 14th-softest defense against RBs, so Aaron Jones Sr. has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
Over his recent games Aaron Jones Sr. has drawn 69% of his team's carries, and Ollie Gordon II 53% of his team's carries.
Aaron Jones Sr. has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Aaron Jones Sr. nor Ollie Gordon II has an injury designation for Week 7.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Aaron Jones Sr. is projected by 5 of them and Ollie Gordon II by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.