Usage comparison · Running backs

Braelon Allen vs Rico Dowdle

Braelon Allen gets more of his team's runs (44% vs 34%), while Rico Dowdle gets more of his team's passes (9% vs 8%). In total, though, Braelon Allen has more targets (11 vs 7). Braelon Allen has played 5 games and Rico Dowdle 2 games. Near the end zone, Braelon Allen has had more chances (9 vs 1 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (31% vs 17%). Braelon Allen is scoring more fantasy points a game (8.9 vs 5.3, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 9.2 vs 8.7 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–5 · Updated Oct 12, 2026

RBNYJ

Braelon Allen
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
8.9
Expected points per gameEst.
9.2

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

RBPIT

Rico Dowdle
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
5.3
Expected points per gameEst.
8.7

2 games with a target, carry or dropback

Week 5 injury report: Questionable (Toe)

Side by side

Season totals through week 4. 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.
Braelon Allen and Rico Dowdle, season usage side by side
StatBraelon AllenRico Dowdle
Games52
Passes thrown to him
Targets117
Target share8%9%
Catches74
Receiving yards1928
Runs
Carries5715
Carry share44%34%
Rushing yards23637
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances91
Red-zone share31%17%
Goal-line runs10
End-zone targets00
Touchdowns
Touchdowns20
Expected touchdownsEst.1.00.1
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)8.95.3
Fantasy points (PPR)44.510.5
Expected points per gameEst.9.28.7
Points vs expectedEst.−0.3−3.5

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Carry share by week

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

  • Braelon Allen
  • Rico Dowdle

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

Carry share by week
WeekBraelon AllenRico Dowdle
126%against TEN38%against ATL
219%against GB30%against NE
321%against DET— no game with a target, carry or dropback
4100%against CHI— no game with a target, carry or dropback
575%against CLE— no game with a target, carry or dropback

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 Braelon Allen and Rico Dowdle
LeaderboardBraelon AllenRico Dowdle
Carry share leaders#28of 70 running backs#40of 70 running backs
Target share leaders#29of 38 running backsBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Red-zone share leaders#19of 63 running backsBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#29of 113 running backs#89of 113 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders#39of 113 running backs#101of 113 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#41of 113 running backs#43of 113 running backs

Talking points

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

Braelon Allen

Role up

Braelon Allen's share of NYJ carries rose to 75% in week 5 (24 carries), from 33% in weeks 1-4.

Carry share, week 5
75%
Carries, week 5
24
Carry share, weeks 1–4
33%

Weeks 1–5 · 5 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.

Rico Dowdle

No talking points for him in this week's report.

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