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Eli Heidenreich or J.K. Dobbins

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Eli Heidenreich

Eli Heidenreich

RB • Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
J.K. Dobbins

J.K. Dobbins

RB • Denver Broncos DEN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Heidenreich over Dobbins

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Eli Heidenreich

Eli Heidenreich vs. Bengals — Deep reserve relying on backfield injury news

The rookie seventh-rounder currently operates as Pittsburgh's third-string running back and primary return specialist, having logged zero offensive touches through two games. However, his situation warrants monitoring heading into Sunday's home matchup against Cincinnati, as both Jaylen Warren (shoulder) and Rico Dowdle (toe) have landed on the injury report with practice limitations.

Unless Pittsburgh's primary backs are ruled out, Heidenreich lacks standalone fantasy value. Our models project him for around 3.1 fantasy points on roughly 3 carries and a target in a game with modest scoring expectations. Roster him purely as a speculative stash while leaving him firmly on fantasy benches for Week 3.

Updated 12 hrs ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Dobbins over Heidenreich

 
 
 
 
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Outlook J.K. Dobbins

J.K. Dobbins vs LAR — Practicing in Full but Remains a Touchdown-Dependent Flex Option

Dobbins practiced in full on Thursday after shaking off a minor hamstring and hip scare from last week, cementing his availability for Sunday night against the Rams. While he leads Denver's backfield ahead of RJ Harvey and the banged-up Jonah Coleman, he has operated in a true committee, logging just 18 carries for 72 yards across two games.

Our projections forecast roughly 10 carries for 48 rushing yards and minimal passing game involvement, translating to 8.4 fantasy points. With zero receptions on the year and fantasy managers starting him in only 15% of leagues, Dobbins profiles as a touchdown-dependent flex play whose weekly ceiling is tied strictly to goal-line work.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Eli Heidenreich
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Performance J.K. Dobbins
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
10363.60000
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
18724.00000
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Eli Heidenreich
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Redzone Touches J.K. Dobbins
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Eli Heidenreich
OWN
 
6%
+5.3 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.84 compared to last week
OWN/START J.K. Dobbins
OWN
89%
-6.9 compared to last week
START
14%
-9.89 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Eli Heidenreich
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus J.K. Dobbins
30th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Eli Heidenreich

    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 N/A with 0.00 total points (0.00 avg).
  • Currently 49 points behind the leader: Derrick Henry

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 85th among RB.
  • Top 20 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 16th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 99th 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 95th 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: EVEN, Rush AVG: EVEN Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: EVEN, Rec Yards: EVEN 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: 25, RUSH YDS: 96, RUSH TDS: 0, REC: 0, REC YDS: 0, REC TDS: 0
Breakdown J.K. Dobbins

    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 30th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 51st with 7.20 total points (3.60 avg).
  • Currently 41.8 points behind the leader: Derrick Henry
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.

    • Receiving Stats

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

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 35 in rush yards with 72 (36.00 per game) and is currently ranked 32nd among RB.
  • Top 35 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 28th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -67, Rush AVG: -0.6 Rush TDs: -2, Receptions: -3, Rec Yards: -14 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: 200, RUSH YDS: 935, RUSH TDS: 6, REC: 10, REC YDS: 60, REC TDS: 1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Eli Heidenreich

No Injury Reported

Injury J.K. Dobbins

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Eli Heidenreich

Week 3
Pittsburgh Steelers VS Cincinnati Bengals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
16.50359.0040814.07
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 8th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 29.00 total points (14.50 avg).
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in turnovers with 4 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 149 (74.50 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in pass defense with 569 (284.50 per game).
  • Top 4 in sacks with 8 (4.00 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 16.50 per game and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 1 (0.50 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -15.5, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: +5, INTs: -4, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -5,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 13, TDS: 4, PA/G: 30.8, YDS/G: 404.7
Matchups J.K. Dobbins

Week 3
Denver Broncos VS Los Angeles Rams

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
16.50281.0022204.00
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 12th with 13.00 total points (6.50 avg).
  • Currently 16 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in total yards against with 281.00 per game and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Ranked 19th in rush defense with 226 (113.00 per game).
  • Top 4 in pass defense with 336 (168.00 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 2 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 16.50 per game and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 27th 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: +163.8, Turnovers: -5 Sacks: -31, INTs: -1, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +1.7,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 21.6, YDS/G: 348
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Eli Heidenreich
1.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating J.K. Dobbins
16.65
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Eli Heidenreich
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
ON PACE NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career J.K. Dobbins
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2020 BAL 16 143 848 5.9 10 25 19 114 6.0 0
2022 BAL 8 92 520 5.7 2 8 7 42 6.0 1
2023 BAL 1 8 22 2.8 1 3 2 15 7.5 0
2024 LAC 13 195 905 4.6 9 38 32 153 4.8 0
2025 DEN 10 153 772 5.0 4 14 11 37 3.4 0
2026 DEN 2 18 72 4.0 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 162 648 4.0 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 8 122 575 4.7 5 19 15 68 4.6 0
Totals 53 641 3269 5.1 26 99 78 455 5.8 2
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PHI vs TB 07:15 EDT EST
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