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Jonathon Brooks or Saquon Barkley

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Jonathon Brooks

Jonathon Brooks

RB • Carolina Panthers CAR
Saquon Barkley

Saquon Barkley

RB • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Brooks over Barkley

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Jonathon Brooks

Jonathon Brooks vs CHI — Soreness Clouds Season Opener

Brooks enters Week 1 questionable while managing practice soreness that kept him working with trainers early in the week. Head coach Dave Canales has remained optimistic regarding his availability against the Bears, but Carolina's backfield touches remain uncertain with Chuba Hubbard also nursing an injury. While listed second on the depth chart, Brooks could see immediate work if cleared, making late-week practice reports essential to monitor.

Rostered in 98% of leagues but started in only 21%, fantasy managers are approaching his return cautiously. Our weekly projection slots Brooks for around 10 carries, 44 rushing yards, and two catches (9.7 fantasy points). Between the missed practice reps and a shared workload, Brooks profiles as a risky flex option best kept on benches until his usage stabilizes.

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Owners starting Barkley over Brooks

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Saquon Barkley

Saquon Barkley vs. Washington — Poised for a Heavy Workload in the Season Opener

Saquon Barkley enters the season opener completely healthy and set to anchor Philadelphia's backfield as the clear lead runner ahead of Tank Bigsby and Will Shipley. With the Eagles favored by five at home against Washington, the expected positive game script should heavily favor Philadelphia's rushing attack.

Barkley is a locked-in fantasy starter actively started across 100% of leagues. Our weekly projection forecasts around 21 carries for 89 yards alongside four targets, cementing him as an elite volume play. Fantasy managers should feel confident slotting him into their lineups as an elite option with immense touchdown upside.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jonathon Brooks
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Jonathon Brooks
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2 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
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7 DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jonathon Brooks
OWN
98%
+3.96 compared to last week
START
21%
+3.25 compared to last week
OWN/START Saquon Barkley
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
100%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jonathon Brooks
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Saquon Barkley
8th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jonathon Brooks

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games and is listed on the injury report.
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Undisclosed (Since Sep 1, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:

    • Season Outlook

Breakdown Saquon Barkley

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 9th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 14th with 213.80 total points (11.25 avg).
  • Currently 151.8 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 11.3.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 15 in receptions and is currently ranked 11th among RB.
  • Top 10 in targets and is currently ranked 9th among RB.
  • Top 25 in Rec TDs with 2 and is currently ranked 23rd among RB.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 18th among RB.
  • Top 15 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 11th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 6 in rush attempts with 290 (16.11 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among RB.
  • Top 15 in rush yards with 1162 (64.56 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among RB.
  • Top 25 in rush tds with 7 (0.39 per game) and is currently ranked 24th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -783, Rush AVG: -1.7 Rush TDs: -8, Receptions: +12, Rec Yards: +21 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • His touches per game on the ground are great.
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 298, RUSH YDS: 1250, RUSH TDS: 8, REC: 39, REC YDS: 300, REC TDS: 2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jonathon Brooks

UNDISCLOSED - Since Sep 1, 2026

Week 1
Injury Saquon Barkley

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jonathon Brooks

Week 1
Carolina Panthers VS Chicago Bears

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.32353.2133234023.70
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 13th with 119.00 total points (6.26 avg).
  • Currently 108 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in turnovers with 33 (1.94 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Ranked 30th in rush defense with 2473 (145.47 per game).
  • Ranked 20th in pass defense with 4238 (249.29 per game).
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 23 (1.35 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 24.41 per game and currently ranked 23rd among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) and currently ranked 13th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -15.91, Turnovers: +8 Sacks: +3, INTs: +8, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +3.56,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 35, INT: 15, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.9, YDS/G: 384.4
Matchups Saquon Barkley

Week 1
Philadelphia Eagles VS Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.53398.651084223.58
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 29th with 72.00 total points (4.24 avg).
  • Currently 155 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.2 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 27th in rush defense with 2406 (141.53 per game).
  • Ranked 23rd in pass defense with 4371 (257.12 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 26.53 per game and currently ranked 27th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 19th in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +48.94, Turnovers: -7 Sacks: +3, INTs: EVEN, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +2.12,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 5, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jonathon Brooks
15.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Saquon Barkley
27.88
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jonathon Brooks
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2024 CAR 3 9 22 2.4 0 3 3 23 7.7 0
ON PACE 14 41 99 2.4 0 14 14 104 7.7 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 3 9 22 2.4 0 3 3 23 7.7 0
Career Saquon Barkley
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2018 NYG 16 261 1307 5.0 11 121 91 721 7.9 4
2019 NYG 13 217 1003 4.6 6 73 52 438 8.4 2
2020 NYG 2 19 34 1.8 0 9 6 60 10.0 0
2021 NYG 13 162 593 3.7 2 57 41 263 6.4 2
2022 NYG 16 295 1312 4.4 10 76 57 338 5.9 0
2023 NYG 14 247 962 3.9 6 60 41 280 6.8 4
2024 PHI 16 345 2005 5.8 13 43 33 278 8.4 2
2025 PHI 16 290 1162 4.0 7 58 44 325 7.4 2
ON PACE 72 1305 5229 4.0 32 261 198 1463 7.4 9
3-YEAR AVG 17 324 1543 4.8 10 59 44 319 7.3 3
Totals 114 1971 9097 4.6 62 527 388 2880 7.4 16
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Matchups

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ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @KC 07:40 EDT EST
ATH vs TOR 03:05 EDT EST
ATL vs TB 07:15 EDT EST
BAL vs CLE 06:35 EDT EST
BOS vs LAA 06:45 EDT EST
CHC @MIL 07:40 EDT EST
CHW vs PIT 07:40 EDT EST
CIN @LAD 10:10 EDT EST
COL @NYY 07:05 EDT EST
DET vs MIN 01:10 EDT EST
HOU @PHI 06:40 EDT EST
MIA vs NYM 06:40 EDT EST
SD vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST
SEA vs TEX 04:10 EDT EST
SF vs STL 03:45 EDT EST
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