Usage comparison · Running backs

Derrick Henry vs Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor gets more of his team's runs (80% vs 68%) and more of its passes (12% vs 7%). Near the end zone, Derrick Henry has had more chances (20 vs 13 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (57% vs 48%). Derrick Henry is scoring more fantasy points a game (25.0 vs 21.2, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 19.7 vs 19.6 expected points a game Est..

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

RBBAL

Derrick Henry
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
25.0
Expected points per gameEst.
19.7

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

RBIND

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.
Derrick Henry and Jonathan Taylor, season usage side by side
StatDerrick HenryJonathan Taylor
Games33
Passes thrown to him
Targets511
Target share7%12%
Catches59
Receiving yards3867
Runs
Carries6666
Carry share68%80%
Rushing yards301258
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances2013
Red-zone share57%48%
Goal-line runs95
End-zone targets00
Touchdowns
Touchdowns64
Expected touchdownsEst.4.52.7
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)25.021.2
Fantasy points (PPR)74.963.5
Expected points per gameEst.19.719.6
Points vs expectedEst.+5.3+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.

  • Derrick Henry
  • Jonathan Taylor
Carry share by week
WeekDerrick HenryJonathan Taylor
165%against IND95%against BAL
273%against NO75%against KC
368%against DAL74%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 Derrick Henry and Jonathan Taylor
LeaderboardDerrick HenryJonathan Taylor
Carry share leaders#5of 62 running backs#1of 62 running backs
Target share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)#13of 18 running backs
Red-zone share leaders#2of 51 running backs#6of 51 running backs
Red-zone opportunity leaders#2of 104 running backs#7of 104 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders#1of 104 running backs#9of 104 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#5of 104 running backs#6of 104 running backs

Talking points

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

Derrick Henry

Red-zone role

Derrick Henry has 20 of BAL's 35 red-zone opportunities (57%), including 9 carries inside the 5.

Red-zone opportunities
20
Team red-zone opportunities
35
Red-zone share
57%
Carries inside the 5
9

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

Touchdowns above usage

Derrick Henry has scored 6 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 4.4, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
6
Expected touchdownsEst.
4.4
Expected PPR per gameEst.
19.7
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
+5.3

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

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

Jonathan Taylor

Red-zone role

Jonathan Taylor has 13 of IND's 27 red-zone opportunities (48%), including 5 carries inside the 5.

Red-zone opportunities
13
Team red-zone opportunities
27
Red-zone share
48%
Carries inside the 5
5

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

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