Usage comparison · Running backs

Christian McCaffrey vs Jahmyr Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs gets more of his team's runs (81% vs 46%), while Christian McCaffrey gets more of his team's passes (21% vs 18%). Christian McCaffrey has played 6 games and Jahmyr Gibbs 5 games. Near the end zone, Jahmyr Gibbs has had more chances (36 vs 24 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (50% vs 36%). Jahmyr Gibbs is scoring more fantasy points a game (30.7 vs 20.3, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 26.5 vs 19.8 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · Updated Oct 20, 2026

RBSF

Christian McCaffrey
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
20.3
Expected points per gameEst.
19.8

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

RBDET

Jahmyr Gibbs
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
30.7
Expected points per gameEst.
26.5

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 6. 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.
Christian McCaffrey and Jahmyr Gibbs, season usage side by side
StatChristian McCaffreyJahmyr Gibbs
Games65
Passes thrown to him
Targets3534
Target share21%18%
Catches2827
Receiving yards190243
Runs
Carries77105
Carry share46%81%
Rushing yards350504
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances2436
Red-zone share36%50%
Goal-line runs1113
End-zone targets01
Touchdowns
Touchdowns79
Expected touchdownsEst.6.77.4
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)20.330.7
Fantasy points (PPR)122.0153.7
Expected points per gameEst.19.826.5
Points vs expectedEst.+0.9+4.5

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.

  • Christian McCaffrey
  • Jahmyr Gibbs

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

Carry share by week
WeekChristian McCaffreyJahmyr Gibbs
133%against LA88%against NO
237%against MIA80%against BUF
365%against ARI67%against NYJ
443%against DEN100%against CAR
546%against SEA78%against ARI
655%against WAS— 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 Christian McCaffrey and Jahmyr Gibbs
LeaderboardChristian McCaffreyJahmyr Gibbs
Carry share leaders#26of 78 running backs#1of 78 running backs
Target share leaders#1of 47 running backs#3of 47 running backs
Red-zone share leaders#17of 74 running backs#3of 74 running backs
Red-zone opportunity leaders#8of 119 running backs#1of 119 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders#6of 119 running backs#4of 119 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#4of 119 running backs#1of 119 running backs

Talking points

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

Christian McCaffrey

Role up

Christian McCaffrey's target share rose to 34% in week 6 (10 targets), from 18% in weeks 1-5.

Target share, week 6
34%
Targets, week 6
10
Target share, weeks 1–5
18%
Targets, weeks 1–5
25

Weeks 1–6 · 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.

Jahmyr Gibbs

Red-zone role

Jahmyr Gibbs has 36 of DET's 72 red-zone opportunities (50%), including 13 carries inside the 5.

Red-zone opportunities
36
Team red-zone opportunities
72
Red-zone share
50%
Carries inside the 5
13

Weeks 1–5 · 5 games

Touchdowns above usage

Jahmyr Gibbs has scored 9 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 7.4, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
9
Expected touchdownsEst.
7.4
Expected PPR per gameEst.
26.5
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
+4.5

Weeks 1–5 · 5 games

  • Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

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