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Kaelon Black or Brian Robinson

Who Should I Start? - Week 2 • Start New
Kaelon Black

Kaelon Black

RB • San Francisco 49ers SF
Brian Robinson

Brian Robinson

RB • Atlanta Falcons ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Black over Robinson

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Kaelon Black

Kaelon Black vs LAR — High-Upside Bench Stash in Season Opener

Rookie running back Kaelon Black enters his NFL debut operating in reserve behind Christian McCaffrey and Jordan James after an eye-catching preseason where he quickly shook off an early-August adductor injury. While San Francisco's coaching staff has praised his physical running style and pass protection, his path to immediate touches remains blocked as long as McCaffrey headlines the backfield.

For Week 1 against the Rams, our weekly projection forecasts limited involvement with roughly 3.6 carries for 15 rushing yards and nominal target share, translating to around 3.2 fantasy points. Fantasy managers have steadily stashed Black across 35% of leagues, but with virtually nobody starting him, he belongs firmly on fantasy benches until opportunity opens up.

Updated 5 days ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Robinson over Black

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Brian Robinson

Brian Robinson at Pittsburgh — Clear Backup Status Limits Week 1 Appeal

Brian Robinson opens the season slotted as the primary backup behind starter Bijan Robinson in Atlanta's backfield. While reports suggest he could carve out situational goal-line duties, he remains behind Bijan for primary volume in an offense turning to Cooper Rush with Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. sidelined.

Our weekly projection estimates a modest workload of around 5 carries for 21 rushing yards, leaving him with little standalone utility in a low-scoring road matchup against Pittsburgh. Rostered in just 11% of leagues, Robinson remains a priority handcuff who should stay on fantasy benches.

Updated 2 days ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Kaelon Black
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
14654.60150
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
14654.60150
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brian Robinson
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
9313.40000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
9313.40000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Kaelon Black
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Brian Robinson
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kaelon Black
OWN
35%
+3.11 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.96 compared to last week
OWN/START Brian Robinson
OWN
10%
-2.58 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-0.29 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kaelon Black
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brian Robinson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kaelon Black

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB'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 7.00 total points (7.00 avg).
  • Currently 27.3 points behind the leader: Derrick Henry

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 50th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 48th among RB.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 72nd among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 20 in rush attempts with 14 (14.00 per game) and is currently ranked 18th among RB.
  • Top 15 in rush yards with 65 (65.00 per game) and is currently ranked 14th among RB.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 88th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +65, Rush AVG: +4.6 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +1, Rec Yards: +5 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 100, RUSH YDS: 400, RUSH TDS: 4, REC: 10, REC YDS: 75, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Brian Robinson

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB'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 48th with 3.10 total points (3.10 avg).
  • Currently 31.2 points behind the leader: Derrick Henry

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 78th among RB.
  • Top 20 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 17th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 31 (31.00 per game) and is currently ranked 42nd among RB.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 78th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -2, Rush AVG: -0.3 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: -1, Rec Yards: -4 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 125, RUSH YDS: 505, RUSH TDS: 4, REC: 10, REC YDS: 60, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Kaelon Black

No Injury Reported

Injury Brian Robinson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kaelon Black

Week 2
San Francisco 49ers VS Miami Dolphins

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
27.00290.0022003.66
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 17th with 4.00 total points (4.00 avg).
  • Currently 14 points behind the leader: Steelers DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 290.00 per game and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 8 in turnovers with 2 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Ranked 23rd in rush defense with 130 (130.00 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 160 (160.00 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 2 (2.00 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 20 in points against with 27.00 per game and currently ranked 20th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 30th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -138, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: -1, INTs: +2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -6,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 10, TDS: 4, PA/G: 26.5, YDS/G: 370.6
Matchups Brian Robinson

Week 2
Atlanta Falcons VS Carolina Panthers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.89350.1623163323.21
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 N/A with 0.00 total points (0.00 avg).
  • Currently 18 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 32nd in rush defense with 291 (291.00 per game).
  • Ranked 25th in pass defense with 269 (269.00 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 59.00 per game and currently ranked 32nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 15th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +182, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: +2, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +33,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 35, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.8, YDS/G: 347.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Kaelon Black
8.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brian Robinson
9.75
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Kaelon Black
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2026 SF 1 14 65 4.6 0 1 1 5 5.0 0
ON PACE 18 252 1170 4.6 0 18 18 90 5.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 1 14 65 4.6 0 1 1 5 5.0 0
Career Brian Robinson
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2022 WAS 12 205 797 3.9 2 12 9 60 6.7 1
2023 WAS 15 178 733 4.1 5 43 36 367 10.2 4
2024 WAS 14 187 799 4.3 8 25 20 159 8.0 0
2025 SF 16 99 440 4.4 2 14 9 29 3.2 0
2026 ATL 1 9 31 3.4 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 162 558 3.4 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 167 700 4.2 6 29 23 192 8.4 1
Totals 63 717 2933 4.1 19 100 79 640 8.1 5
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ARI vs SEA
ATL vs CAR
BAL vs NO
BUF vs DET
CHI vs MIN
CIN @HOU
CLE @TB
DAL vs WAS
DEN vs JAC
GB @NYJ
IND @KC
LAC vs LV
LAR vs NYG
MIA @SF
NE vs PIT
PHI @TEN
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ATH @TB 06:40 EDT EST
ATL @CHC 07:40 EDT EST
BAL @NYM 07:10 EDT EST
BOS @TEX 08:05 EDT EST
CHW @CLE 06:40 EDT EST
CIN vs LAD 06:40 EDT EST
COL vs SD 08:40 EDT EST
DET @TOR 07:07 EDT EST
HOU vs KC 08:10 EDT EST
LAA vs SEA 09:38 EDT EST
MIL @PIT 06:40 EDT EST
MIN vs NYY 07:40 EDT EST
PHI @WAS 06:45 EDT EST
SF @STL 07:45 EDT EST
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