MIN — Week 2 at CHI, who allow the 7th-most points to RBs — recently Chuba Hubbard put up 20.7 on them (W1).
Demond Claiborne projects 3.9 PPR points in week 2 at CHI — the 7th-ranked matchup for RBs. 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 CHI: 125 rushing yards a game allowed at 5.68 a carry · 2 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 7th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how CHI defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 0 carries/game (0% of team carries) · 3.7% of the backfield's touches · 1 targets/game, 5.3% target share · 0 rushing and 2 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 0.5 · median 2.2 · ceiling 8.5 — 6% chance of 10+, 1% of 15+, 0% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.
Compare Demond Claiborne in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | @ CHI | Sun, Sep 20 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 7th · soft |
| W3 | @ TB | Sun, Sep 27 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 15th |
| W4 | vs MIA | Sun, Oct 4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4th · soft |
| W5 | @ NO | Sun, Oct 11 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 5th · soft |
| W7 | vs IND | Sun, Oct 25 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3rd · soft |
| W8 | @ DET | Sun, Nov 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 17th |