Usage comparison · Running backs

Jonathan Taylor vs Josh Jacobs

Jonathan Taylor gets more of his team's runs (70% vs 58%), while Josh Jacobs gets more of his team's passes (17% vs 12%). In total, though, Jonathan Taylor has more targets (26 vs 7). Jonathan Taylor has played 7 games and Josh Jacobs 1 game. Near the end zone, Jonathan Taylor has had more chances (28 vs 5 plays within 20 yards), but Josh Jacobs gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (50% vs 47%). Josh Jacobs is scoring more fantasy points a game (20.1 vs 19.6, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 19.5 vs 18.9 expected points a game Est..

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

RBIND

Jonathan Taylor
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
19.6
Expected points per gameEst.
18.9

7 games with a target, carry or dropback

RBGB

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.
Jonathan Taylor and Josh Jacobs, season usage side by side
StatJonathan TaylorJosh Jacobs
Games71
Passes thrown to him
Targets267
Target share12%17%
Catches175
Receiving yards17855
Runs
Carries14011
Carry share70%58%
Rushing yards58736
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances285
Red-zone share47%50%
Goal-line runs131
End-zone targets01
Touchdowns
Touchdowns81
Expected touchdownsEst.6.40.9
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)19.620.1
Fantasy points (PPR)137.520.1
Expected points per gameEst.18.919.5
Points vs expectedEst.+1.4+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.

  • Jonathan Taylor
  • Josh Jacobs

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

Carry share by week
WeekJonathan TaylorJosh Jacobs
195%against BAL— no game with a target, carry or dropback
275%against KC— no game with a target, carry or dropback
374%against HOU— no game with a target, carry or dropback
467%against WAS— no game with a target, carry or dropback
563%against PIT— no game with a target, carry or dropback
670%against TEN— no game with a target, carry or dropback
755%against MIN58%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 Jonathan Taylor and Josh Jacobs
LeaderboardJonathan TaylorJosh Jacobs
Carry share leaders#3of 82 running backsBelow the minimum (at least 10 carries in at least 2 games)
Target share leaders#16of 50 running backsBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Red-zone share leaders#4of 78 running backsBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#7of 129 running backs#60of 129 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders#5of 129 running backs#61of 129 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#6of 129 running backs#5of 129 running backs

Talking points

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

Jonathan Taylor

Red-zone role

Jonathan Taylor has 28 of IND's 59 red-zone opportunities (47%), including 13 carries inside the 5.

Red-zone opportunities
28
Team red-zone opportunities
59
Red-zone share
47%
Carries inside the 5
13

Weeks 1–7 · 7 games

Touchdowns above usage

Jonathan Taylor has scored 8 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 6.4, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
8
Expected touchdownsEst.
6.4
Expected PPR per gameEst.
18.9
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
+1.4

Weeks 1–7 · 7 games

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

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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