Wondering who you should start this week — Derrick Henry or Jonathan Taylor? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Jonathan Taylor — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Jonathan Taylor (JAX allow the 32nd-most RB points), but you can defend either call.
RBs vs JAX recently: Chase Brown 8.1 pts (W4) · Will Shipley 7.3 pts (W5) · Jawhar Jordan 11 pts (W6).
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Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jonathan Taylor has the higher floor (5.8) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Derrick Henry is boom-or-bust — about 17% more volatile week to week than a typical RB projected here — wider range in both directions.
Jonathan Taylor is boom-or-bust — about 10% more volatile week to week than a typical RB projected here — wider range in both directions.
Derrick Henry faces BUF, 3rd most generous to RBs.
Jonathan Taylor faces JAX, 32nd most generous to RBs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Jonathan Taylor carries the higher trade value — 7,534 against 6,550 (a 13% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jonathan Taylor gets the most.
Momentum: Derrick Henry -1194 and Jonathan Taylor -647 over the last 30 days.