Usage comparison · Running backs

Jahmyr Gibbs vs Jonathan Taylor

Jahmyr Gibbs gets more of his team's runs (81% vs 73%) and more of its passes (18% vs 11%). In total, though, Jonathan Taylor has more carries (122 vs 105). Jahmyr Gibbs has played 5 games and Jonathan Taylor 6 games. Near the end zone, Jahmyr Gibbs has had more chances (36 vs 27 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (50% vs 49%). Jahmyr Gibbs is scoring more fantasy points a game (30.7 vs 19.8, 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 19, 2026

RBDET

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

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

RBIND

Jonathan Taylor
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
19.8
Expected points per gameEst.
19.8

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 5. 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.
Jahmyr Gibbs and Jonathan Taylor, season usage side by side
StatJahmyr GibbsJonathan Taylor
Games56
Passes thrown to him
Targets3423
Target share18%11%
Catches2715
Receiving yards243163
Runs
Carries105122
Carry share81%73%
Rushing yards504492
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances3627
Red-zone share50%49%
Goal-line runs1313
End-zone targets10
Touchdowns
Touchdowns97
Expected touchdownsEst.7.46.3
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)30.719.8
Fantasy points (PPR)153.7118.5
Expected points per gameEst.26.519.8
Points vs expectedEst.+4.5+0.6

Week by week

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Carry share by week

Out of all his team's runs in his games, the part he got.

  • Jahmyr Gibbs
  • Jonathan Taylor

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

Carry share by week
WeekJahmyr GibbsJonathan Taylor
188%against NO95%against BAL
280%against BUF75%against KC
367%against NYJ74%against HOU
4100%against CAR67%against WAS
578%against ARI63%against PIT
6— no game with a target, carry or dropback70%against TEN

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 Jahmyr Gibbs and Jonathan Taylor
LeaderboardJahmyr GibbsJonathan Taylor
Carry share leaders#1of 78 running backs#4of 78 running backs
Target share leaders#3of 47 running backs#17of 47 running backs
Red-zone share leaders#3of 73 running backs#4of 73 running backs
Red-zone opportunity leaders#1of 118 running backs#6of 118 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders#4of 118 running backs#5of 118 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#1of 118 running backs#4of 118 running backs

Talking points

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

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.

Jonathan Taylor

Red-zone role

Jonathan Taylor has 27 of IND's 55 red-zone opportunities (49%), including 13 carries inside the 5.

Red-zone opportunities
27
Team red-zone opportunities
55
Red-zone share
49%
Carries inside the 5
13

Weeks 1–6 · 6 games

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