Usage comparison · Running backs

Christian McCaffrey vs Josh Jacobs

Josh Jacobs gets more of his team's runs (58% vs 44%), while Christian McCaffrey gets more of his team's passes (20% vs 17%). In total, though, Christian McCaffrey has more carries (84 vs 11). Christian McCaffrey has played 7 games and Josh Jacobs 1 game. Near the end zone, Christian McCaffrey has had more chances (26 vs 5 plays within 20 yards), but Josh Jacobs gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (50% vs 36%). Christian McCaffrey is scoring more fantasy points a game (20.6 vs 20.1, PPR), though their chances usually score the same: 19.5 expected points a game Est..

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

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Christian McCaffrey
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
20.6
Expected points per gameEst.
19.5

7 games with a target, carry or dropback

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Josh Jacobs
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
20.1
Expected points per gameEst.
19.5

1 game 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.
Christian McCaffrey and Josh Jacobs, season usage side by side
StatChristian McCaffreyJosh Jacobs
Games71
Passes thrown to him
Targets427
Target share20%17%
Catches345
Receiving yards25155
Runs
Carries8411
Carry share44%58%
Rushing yards38936
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances265
Red-zone share36%50%
Goal-line runs121
End-zone targets01
Touchdowns
Touchdowns81
Expected touchdownsEst.7.70.9
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)20.620.1
Fantasy points (PPR)144.020.1
Expected points per gameEst.19.519.5
Points vs expectedEst.+1.3+0.6

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
  • Josh Jacobs

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

Carry share by week
WeekChristian McCaffreyJosh Jacobs
133%against LA— no game with a target, carry or dropback
237%against MIA— no game with a target, carry or dropback
365%against ARI— no game with a target, carry or dropback
443%against DEN— no game with a target, carry or dropback
546%against SEA— no game with a target, carry or dropback
655%against WAS— no game with a target, carry or dropback
730%against ATL58%against DET

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 Josh Jacobs
LeaderboardChristian McCaffreyJosh Jacobs
Carry share leaders#32of 82 running backsBelow the minimum (at least 10 carries in at least 2 games)
Target share leaders#1of 50 running backsBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Red-zone share leaders#16of 78 running backsBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#10of 129 running backs#60of 129 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders#6of 129 running backs#61of 129 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#4of 129 running backs#5of 129 running backs

Talking points

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

Christian McCaffrey

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

Josh Jacobs

Red-zone role

Josh Jacobs has 5 of GB's 10 red-zone opportunities (50%).

Red-zone opportunities
5
Team red-zone opportunities
10
Red-zone share
50%
Carries inside the 5
1

Week 7 · 1 game

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