Ashton Jeanty RB

LV — Week 2 at LAC, who allow the 16th-most points to RBs — recently Jeremiyah Love put up 11 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Ashton Jeanty

32.7 PPR points against MIA on 23 car, 102 yd · 6/6 rec, 45 yd, 2 TD — beat his 13.8 projection by 18.9. The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Ashton Jeanty this week?

Ashton Jeanty projects 15.9 PPR points in week 2 at LAC — the 16th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 32.7 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at RB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 2 angle vs LAC: 116 rushing yards a game allowed at 3.41 a carry · 1 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 16th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how LAC defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs MIA: 32.7 pts · 23 car · 6 tgt · 50 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
15.9
PPR · 12.3 std
Matchup
16th
LAC vs RBs
Trade value
7,256
#13 overall · +356/30d
Form
32.7
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 74% offensive snaps · 22 carries/game (66.7% of team carries) · 81.4% of the backfield's touches · 6.5 targets/game, 22.4% target share · 75 rushing and 30 receiving yards/game, 2 TD. 2025 baseline (17 games): 77.9% offensive snaps, 15.6 carries/game (72.1% of team carries), 84.3% of the backfield's touches, 4.3 targets/game, 14.8% target share, 57.4 rushing and 20.4 receiving yards/game, 10 TD. (2025) TD luck: 10 scored vs 7.5 expected — over expectation, regression risk. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 6.6 · median 13.4 · ceiling 23.7 — 68% chance of 10+, 41% of 15+, 20% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2@ LAC Sun, Sep 20 12.314.115.9 16th
W3@ NO Sun, Sep 27 10.111.913.7 5th · soft
W4vs KC Sun, Oct 4 10.612.314.1 26th · tough
W5@ NE Sun, Oct 11 10.912.714.5 23rd
W6vs BUF Sun, Oct 18 12.614.316.0 6th · soft
W7vs LAR Sun, Oct 25 9.911.813.7 19th

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1MIA23 car, 102 yd · 6/6 rec, 45 yd, 2 TD 26.729.732.7
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.