Start Braelon Allen. Allen is projected for 9.2 PPR points vs 8.4 for Brian Robinson Jr., and faces the 4th-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Oct 24, 4:47 PM ET
| Braelon Allen RB · NYJ | Brian Robinson Jr. RB · ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 7, avg of sources) | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 5.8 | 8.4 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 15.0 | 8.4 |
| StatChasers projection | — | — |
| Opponent | vs MIA | Bye |
| Opponent vs. position | 4th-softest (26.1 pts/g allowed) | — |
| Recent usage | 75% carry share (last 3) | 32% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | FLEX · Flex | FLEX · Flex |
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Start Braelon Allen. Allen projects for 9.2 PPR points vs MIA, against 8.4 for Brian Robinson Jr. on a bye: a 0.8-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.
Braelon Allen is projected to score more: 9.2 PPR points to 8.4 for Brian Robinson Jr..
The sources range from 5.8 to 15.0 for Allen and from 8.4 to 8.4 for Robinson Jr.. The ranges overlap, so Robinson Jr. outscoring Allen is a realistic result.
Brian Robinson Jr. is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Robinson Jr. at 8.4 PPR points, against 5.8 for Braelon Allen.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Braelon Allen has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Allen at 15.0 PPR points, against 8.4 for Brian Robinson Jr..
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Braelon Allen plays MIA and Brian Robinson Jr. is on a bye in Week 7.
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 Braelon Allen has drawn 75% of his team's carries, and Brian Robinson Jr. 32% of his team's carries.
Braelon Allen 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.
Braelon Allen has no injury designation, and Brian Robinson Jr. is on a bye.
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). Braelon Allen is projected by 5 of them and Brian Robinson Jr. by 1.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.