Usage comparison · Running backs

Jacory Croskey-Merritt vs J.K. Dobbins

J.K. Dobbins gets more of his team's runs (51% vs 49%), while Jacory Croskey-Merritt gets more of his team's passes (3% vs 2%). In total, though, Jacory Croskey-Merritt has more carries (47 vs 35). Near the end zone, J.K. Dobbins has had more chances (6 vs 5 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (19% vs 17%). Jacory Croskey-Merritt is scoring more fantasy points a game (7.9 vs 4.5, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 10.4 vs 10.1 expected points a game Est..

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

RBWAS

Jacory Croskey-Merritt
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
7.9
Expected points per gameEst.
10.4

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

RBDEN

J.K. Dobbins
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
4.5
Expected points per gameEst.
10.1

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.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt and J.K. Dobbins, season usage side by side
StatJacory Croskey-MerrittJ.K. Dobbins
Games33
Passes thrown to him
Targets32
Target share3%2%
Catches31
Receiving yards54
Runs
Carries4735
Carry share49%51%
Rushing yards142121
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances56
Red-zone share17%19%
Goal-line runs14
End-zone targets00
Touchdowns
Touchdowns10
Expected touchdownsEst.1.12.2
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)7.94.5
Fantasy points (PPR)23.713.5
Expected points per gameEst.10.410.1
Points vs expectedEst.−2.5−5.6

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.

  • Jacory Croskey-Merritt
  • J.K. Dobbins
Carry share by week
WeekJacory Croskey-MerrittJ.K. Dobbins
150%against PHI53%against KC
238%against DAL36%against JAX
359%against SEA68%against LA

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 Jacory Croskey-Merritt and J.K. Dobbins
LeaderboardJacory Croskey-MerrittJ.K. Dobbins
Carry share leaders#24of 62 running backs#21of 62 running backs
Target share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)Below the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Red-zone share leaders#39of 51 running backs#35of 51 running backs
Red-zone opportunity leaders#34of 104 running backs#29of 104 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders#28of 104 running backs#12of 104 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#31of 104 running backs#33of 104 running backs

Talking points

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

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

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

J.K. Dobbins

Role up

J.K. Dobbins's share of DEN carries rose to 68% in week 3 (17 carries), from 42% in weeks 1-2.

Carry share, week 3
68%
Carries, week 3
17
Carry share, weeks 1–2
42%

Weeks 1–3 · 3 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.

Touchdowns below usage

J.K. Dobbins has scored 0 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 2.2, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
0
Expected touchdownsEst.
2.2
Expected PPR per gameEst.
10.1
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−5.6

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

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

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