Usage comparison · Running backs

Aaron Jones vs Dameon Pierce

Dameon Pierce gets more of his team's runs (66% vs 58%), while Aaron Jones gets more of his team's passes (12% vs 10%). In total, though, Aaron Jones has more carries (105 vs 37). Aaron Jones has played 6 games and Dameon Pierce 3 games. Near the end zone, Aaron Jones has had more chances (14 vs 8 plays within 20 yards), but Dameon Pierce gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (47% vs 34%). Aaron Jones is scoring more fantasy points a game (12.3 vs 10.0, PPR), but the chances Dameon Pierce gets usually score more: 14.2 vs 13.7 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–7 · Updated Oct 27, 2026

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Aaron Jones

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 12.3
Expected points per gameEst.: 13.7

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

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Dameon Pierce

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 10.0
Expected points per gameEst.: 14.2

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 7. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.

Aaron Jones and Dameon Pierce, season usage side by side
Stat	Aaron Jones	Dameon Pierce
Games	6	3
Passes thrown to him
Targets	19	11
Target share	12%	10%
Catches	13	7
Receiving yards	72	14
Runs
Carries	105	37
Carry share	58%	66%
Rushing yards	436	96
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	14	8
Red-zone share	34%	47%
Goal-line runs	1	4
End-zone targets	0	0
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	2	2
Expected touchdownsEst.	1.6	2.1
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	12.3	10.0
Fantasy points (PPR)	73.8	30.0
Expected points per gameEst.	13.7	14.2
Points vs expectedEst.	−1.1	−4.2

Week by week

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Carry share by week

Out of all his team's runs in his games, the part he got.

Aaron Jones
Dameon Pierce

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Carry share by week
Week	Aaron Jones	Dameon Pierce
1	35%against GB	— no game with a target, carry or dropback
2	82%against CHI	— no game with a target, carry or dropback
3	74%against TB	— no game with a target, carry or dropback
4	65%against MIA	— no game with a target, carry or dropback
5	69%against NO	61%against JAX
6	— no game with a target, carry or dropback	92%against CAR
7	28%against IND	56%against DAL

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.

Leaderboard ranks for Aaron Jones and Dameon Pierce
Leaderboard	Aaron Jones	Dameon Pierce
Carry share leaders	#16of 82 running backs	#8of 82 running backs
Target share leaders	#13of 50 running backs	#27of 50 running backs
Red-zone share leaders	#17of 78 running backs	#5of 78 running backs
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#24of 129 running backs	#46of 129 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders	#46of 129 running backs	#24of 129 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#22of 129 running backs	#20of 129 running backs

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Aaron Jones

Role down

Aaron Jones's share of MIN carries fell to 28% in week 7 (8 carries), from 64% in weeks 1-5.

Carry share, week 7: 28%
Carries, week 7: 8
Carry share, weeks 1–5: 64%

Weeks 1–5 and 7 · 6 games

Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Dameon Pierce

Red-zone role

Dameon Pierce has 8 of PHI's 17 red-zone opportunities (47%), including 4 carries inside the 5.

Red-zone opportunities: 8
Team red-zone opportunities: 17
Red-zone share: 47%
Carries inside the 5: 4

Weeks 5–7 · 3 games

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