Kaelon Black RB

SF — Week 2 vs MIA, who allow the 4th-most points to RBs — recently Ashton Jeanty put up 26.7 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Kaelon Black

8.0 PPR points against LAR on 14 car, 65 yd · 1/1 rec, 5 yd — beat his 1.9 projection by 6.1. The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Kaelon Black this week?

Kaelon Black projects 7.1 PPR points in week 2 vs MIA — the 4th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 8 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 MIA: 130 rushing yards a game allowed at 3.51 a carry · 0 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 4th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how MIA defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs LAR: 8 pts · 14 car · 1 tgt · 28 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
7.1
PPR · 6.2 std
Matchup
4th
MIA vs RBs
Trade value
567
#122 overall · +524/30d
Form
8
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 43% offensive snaps · 10.5 carries/game (36.8% of team carries) · 36.7% of the backfield's touches · 0.5 targets/game, 1.5% target share · 45 rushing and 2.5 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 0.9 · median 5.5 · ceiling 13.9 — 22% chance of 10+, 9% of 15+, 4% 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
W2vs MIA Sun, Sep 20 6.26.77.1 4th · soft
W3vs ARI Sun, Sep 27 5.15.55.9 25th · tough
W4vs DEN Sun, Oct 4 3.94.34.7 2nd · soft
W5@ SEA Sun, Oct 11 3.84.24.6 22nd
W6vs WAS Mon, Oct 19 5.15.56.0 24th
W7@ ATL Sun, Oct 25 4.75.15.5 29th · tough

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1LAR14 car, 65 yd · 1/1 rec, 5 yd 7.07.58.0
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.