ATL — Week 2 vs CAR, who allow the 1st-most points to RBs — recently D'Andre Swift put up 31.4 on them (W1).
3.1 PPR points against PIT on 9 car, 31 yd — right on his 5.0 projection (-1.9). The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Brian Robinson projects 6.0 PPR points in week 2 vs CAR — the 1st-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 3.1 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 CAR: 291 rushing yards a game allowed at 7.46 a carry · 6 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 1st-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how CAR defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 25% offensive snaps · 10 carries/game (31.7% of team carries) · 30.1% of the backfield's touches · 1 targets/game, 3.2% target share · 41 rushing and 8 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (17 games): 16.7% offensive snaps, 5.4 carries/game (19.1% of team carries), 18.1% of the backfield's touches, 0.7 targets/game, 2.1% target share, 23.5 rushing and 1.5 receiving yards/game, 2 TD. (2025) TD luck: 2 scored vs 2.7 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 0.9 · median 4.6 · ceiling 11.4 — 14% chance of 10+, 5% of 15+, 2% 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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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | vs CAR | Sun, Sep 20 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 1st · soft |
| W3 | @ GB | Thu, Sep 24 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 11th |
| W4 | @ NO | Mon, Oct 5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5th · soft |
| W5 | vs BAL | Sun, Oct 11 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 10th |
| W6 | vs CHI | Sun, Oct 18 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 7th · soft |
| W7 | vs SF | Sun, Oct 25 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 13th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | PIT | 9 car, 31 yd | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |