CJ Donaldson RB

NO — Week 4 vs ATL, who allow the 32nd-most points to RBs — recently Chuba Hubbard put up 12.4 on them (W2), MarShawn Lloyd put up 1.8 on them (W3).

Week 3 recap: CJ Donaldson

0.5 PPR points against LV on 1 car, 5 yd. The week 4 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start CJ Donaldson this week?

CJ Donaldson projects 3.1 PPR points in week 4 vs ATL — the 32nd-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 0.6 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 4 angle vs ATL: 47.7 rushing yards a game allowed at 2.75 a carry · 0 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 32nd-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how ATL defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 3 vs LV: 0.5 pts · 1 car · 12 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 4 proj
3.1
PPR · 2.6 std
Matchup
32nd
ATL vs RBs
Form
0.6
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 3 games): 20.7% offensive snaps · 1.3 carries/game (5% of team carries) · 6.7% of the backfield's touches · 0.7 targets/game, 1.3% target share · 3.7 rushing and -0.7 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W4vs ATL Mon, Oct 5 2.62.93.1 32nd · tough
W5vs MIN Sun, Oct 11 0.91.21.4 29th · tough
W6@ NYG Sun, Oct 18 1.21.41.7 10th
W7vs PIT Sun, Oct 25 1.11.31.6 12th
W9vs CLE Sun, Nov 8 1.21.41.6 24th
W10vs CAR Sun, Nov 15 1.21.41.6 2nd · soft

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W3LV1 car, 5 yd 0.50.50.5
W2BAL1 car, 2 yd 0.20.20.2
W1DET2 car, 4 yd · 1/2 rec, -2 yd 0.20.71.2
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.