NFL
SF
LAR
27
7
FINALFINAL
DAL
NYG
o48
+3
8:20PM • PREVIEW NBC/P
DEN
KC
o43.5
-2.5
8:15PM • PREVIEW ABC/E
NE
SEA
10
13
FINALFINAL
CHI
CAR
o47
+3
1:00PM • PREVIEW FOX
TB
CIN
o50.5
-3.5
1:00PM • PREVIEW FOX
NO
DET
o49.5
-7
1:00PM • PREVIEW FOX
BUF
HOU
o45
+1.5
1:00PM • PREVIEW CBS/P
BAL
IND
o48
+3.5
1:00PM • PREVIEW CBS/P
CLE
JAX
o40
-8.5
1:00PM • PREVIEW CBS/P
ATL
PIT
o41
-6
1:00PM • PREVIEW FOX
NYJ
TEN
o38.5
-1.5
1:00PM • PREVIEW CBS/P
ARI
LAC
o47
-9
4:25PM • PREVIEW CBS/P
MIA
LV
o40.5
-3
4:25PM • PREVIEW FOX
GB
MIN
o46
-1.5
4:25PM • PREVIEW CBS/P
WAS
PHI
o44
-5.5
4:25PM • PREVIEW FOX

Derrick Henry or Jonathon Brooks

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Derrick Henry

Derrick Henry

RBBaltimore Ravens BAL
Jonathon Brooks

Jonathon Brooks

RBCarolina Panthers CAR
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Henry over Brooks

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Derrick Henry

Derrick Henry @ IND — Poised for Heavy Workload in High-Scoring Season Opener

Henry enters the 2026 opener completely healthy as Baltimore's undisputed lead back, sitting atop the depth chart ahead of Justice Hill. Coming off back-to-back 300-carry campaigns, the veteran bruiser remains the focal point of the Ravens' ground attack alongside Lamar Jackson and should dominate early-down and goal-line opportunities in Indianapolis.

Our weekly projections forecast around 15 carries, 76 rushing yards, and near-certain goal-line looks, pegging him for approximately 15.9 fantasy points. Rostered and started in 100% of leagues, Henry benefits from a favorable matchup and high projected game total, making him an elite must-start option across all formats.


Updated 5 hrs ago

Latest News Derrick Henry
Loading...
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Brooks over Henry

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Jonathon Brooks

Jonathon Brooks vs. CHI — Risky Flex Option While Managing Groin Injury

Brooks enters Week 1 listed as questionable due to groin soreness, though both he and head coach Dave Canales expressed confidence he will suit up against Chicago. Working behind Chuba Hubbard in Carolina's backfield, Brooks should see a rotational share of touches if active, particularly with Trevor Etienne sidelined on injured reserve.

Fantasy managers have taken a cautious approach, starting him in under 20% of leagues. Our weekly projection forecasts around 10 carries, 44 rushing yards, and two receptions against the Bears. In a home matchup with decent scoring upside, Brooks profiles as a risky flex option who is best benched if possible. Check back before kickoff for final updates.


Updated 5 hrs ago

Latest News Jonathon Brooks
Loading...
Performance Derrick Henry
Fantasy Chart Loading...

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
0000000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
0000000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jonathon Brooks
Fantasy Chart Loading...

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
0000000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
0000000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Derrick Henry
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓

Redzone data is for premium members only.

Redzone Touches Jonathon Brooks
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC

Redzone data is for premium members only.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Derrick Henry
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
100%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Jonathon Brooks
OWN
98%
+1.52 compared to last week
START
20%
+1.18 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Derrick Henry
8th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jonathon Brooks
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Derrick Henry

    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 10th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 6th with 285.30 total points (15.85 avg).
  • Currently 80.3 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 15.9.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 52nd among RB.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among RB.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 67th among RB.
  • Top 3 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 3rd among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 3 in rush attempts with 328 (18.22 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among RB.
  • Top 3 in rush yards with 1659 (92.17 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among RB.
  • Top 3 in rush tds with 18 (1.00 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -277, Rush AVG: -0.9 Rush TDs: +3, Receptions: EVEN, Rec Yards: +4 Rec TDs: -2,
  • His touches per game on the ground are great.
  • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 305, RUSH YDS: 1425, RUSH TDS: 14, REC: 15, REC YDS: 130, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Jonathon Brooks

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • 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

Next Up Health Check
Injury Derrick Henry

No Injury Reported

Injury Jonathon Brooks

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Derrick Henry

Week 1
Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.24393.7621143913.33
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 19th with 95.00 total points (5.59 avg).
  • Currently 132 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.6.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in turnovers with 21 (1.24 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 10 in rush defense with 1880 (110.59 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 32nd in pass defense with 4814 (283.18 per game).
  • Top 10 in interceptions with 14 (0.82 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 22 in points against with 24.24 per game and currently ranked 21st among DST.
  • Currently ranked 24th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +22.76, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: +5, INTs: +1, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -0.82,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 33, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.8, YDS/G: 371.7
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
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Derrick Henry
27.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jonathon Brooks
15.94
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Derrick Henry
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2016 TEN 14 110 490 4.5 5 15 13 137 10.5 0
2017 TEN 16 176 744 4.2 5 17 11 136 12.4 1
2018 TEN 16 215 1059 4.9 12 18 15 100 6.7 0
2019 TEN 15 303 1539 5.1 16 25 18 206 11.4 2
2020 TEN 16 396 2067 5.2 17 34 22 125 5.7 0
2021 TEN 8 219 937 4.3 10 20 18 154 8.6 0
2022 TEN 16 349 1538 4.4 13 41 33 398 12.1 0
2023 TEN 16 280 1167 4.2 12 36 28 214 7.6 0
2024 BAL 16 325 1921 5.9 16 22 19 193 10.2 2
2025 BAL 16 328 1659 5.1 18 23 17 174 10.2 0
ON PACE 72 1476 7466 5.1 81 104 77 783 10.2 0
3-YEAR AVG 18 325 1672 5.1 16 28 21 194 9.1 1
Totals 156 2743 13391 4.9 127 253 194 1837 9.5 5
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
The EDGE you need to WIN!
  • Optimal Lineups
  • Predictive Analytics Waiver Advice
  • Trade Suggestions & More

RECENT DECISIONS

Latest from FSP

Player News

Matchups

Week 1
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 vs TEX 09:40 EDT EST
ATH vs SEA 09:40 EDT EST
ATL vs PHI 07:15 EDT EST
BAL @TOR 07:07 EDT EST
BOS vs KC 07:10 EDT EST
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @STL 08:15 EDT EST
CIN @MIL 07:45 EDT EST
CLE @MIN 08:10 EDT EST
COL @DET 06:40 EDT EST
HOU @TB 07:10 EDT EST
LAA @WAS 06:45 EDT EST
LAD @MIA 07:10 EDT EST
NYM @NYY 07:05 EDT EST
SD @SF 10:15 EDT EST
Matchup Time
No games scheduled
Matchup Time
No games scheduled