CAR · IR — Abdomen — Week 10 at NO, who allow the 1st-most points to RBs — recently Tyrone Tracy Jr. put up 16.5 on them (W6), Jaylen Warren put up 13.7 on them (W7).
Jonathon Brooks projects 6.4 PPR points in week 10 at NO — the 1st-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 4.7 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 9 angle vs NO: 139.4 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.81 a carry · 1.6 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 1st-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how NO defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 24.5% offensive snaps · 4.5 carries/game (20.5% of team carries) · 25.5% of the backfield's touches · 1.5 targets/game, 4.5% target share · 15 rushing and 21.5 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W10 | @ NO | Sun, Nov 15 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 1st · soft |
| W11 | vs BAL | Sun, Nov 22 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 23rd |
| W12 | @ TB | Mon, Nov 30 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 31st · tough |
| W13 | @ MIN | Sun, Dec 6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 22nd |
| W14 | vs NO | Sun, Dec 13 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 1st · soft |
| W15 | vs CIN | Sun, Dec 20 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 21st |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | ATL | 5 car, 16 yd · 1/1 rec, -5 yd | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| W1 | CHI | 4 car, 14 yd · 1/2 rec, 48 yd | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 |