Usage comparison · Running backs

Christian McCaffrey vs Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor gets more of his team's runs (80% vs 44%), while Christian McCaffrey gets more of his team's passes (21% vs 12%). Near the end zone, Jonathan Taylor has had more chances (13 vs 11 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (48% vs 37%). Jonathan Taylor is scoring more fantasy points a game (21.2 vs 19.3, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 19.6 vs 18.6 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

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Christian McCaffrey

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 19.3
Expected points per gameEst.: 18.6

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

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Jonathan Taylor

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 21.2
Expected points per gameEst.: 19.6

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. 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 Jonathan Taylor, season usage side by side
Stat	Christian McCaffrey	Jonathan Taylor
Games	3	3
Passes thrown to him
Targets	17	11
Target share	21%	12%
Catches	13	9
Receiving yards	104	67
Runs
Carries	35	66
Carry share	44%	80%
Rushing yards	166	258
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	11	13
Red-zone share	37%	48%
Goal-line runs	5	5
End-zone targets	0	0
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	3	4
Expected touchdownsEst.	3.1	2.7
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	19.3	21.2
Fantasy points (PPR)	58.0	63.5
Expected points per gameEst.	18.6	19.6
Points vs expectedEst.	+0.7	+2.2

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
Jonathan Taylor

Carry share by week
Week	Christian McCaffrey	Jonathan Taylor
1	33%against LA	95%against BAL
2	37%against MIA	75%against KC
3	65%against ARI	74%against HOU

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

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 Jonathan Taylor
Leaderboard	Christian McCaffrey	Jonathan Taylor
Carry share leaders	#30of 62 running backs	#1of 62 running backs
Target share leaders	#2of 18 running backs	#13of 18 running backs
Red-zone share leaders	#13of 51 running backs	#6of 51 running backs
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#10of 104 running backs	#7of 104 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders	#8of 104 running backs	#9of 104 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#8of 104 running backs	#6of 104 running backs

Talking points

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