Ashton Jeanty or Drake London: Who Should You Start?
Preliminary board2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.
Jeanty's health tag against London's target lock: two paths to the same points
Jeanty projects a bit higher largely because Las Vegas is favored and expected to score often, and a three-down bruiser with his contact balance profits more from that kind of script than most backs would. But the questionable tag is real weight against a rookie who's still working back from an injury the team has been careful with all summer, and London's snap and target shares are simply more locked-in than anything Jeanty can offer right now. Take away the game-script edge and London's WR7 floor built on one-third of Atlanta's targets is arguably the safer bet. This is close enough that either format lean or a practice report should decide it for you.
What flips it: A limited or DNP practice report for Jeanty this week tips this cleanly to London.
Sources: ESPN · Sep 1, 2026 · ESPN · Aug 25, 2026
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In standard scoring this flips to Jeanty.

Ashton Jeanty
14.616.318.1 Projected Points

Drake London
9.012.115.1 Projected Points
Why Ashton Jeanty
StartRookie RB1 and feature back. Three-down workload with elite contact balance, vision, and passing-game involvement.
Start — every-week RB start at consensus RB11: MIA is the 10th-softest matchup vs RBs, 15% target share in 2025.
- A tight game with Las Vegas favored plays to a bruising, three-down back who profits from short-yardage and clock-control snaps.
- Standard-scoring formats tilt to him since his workload leans rushing volume over receiving, where London's edge lives.
Latest on Jeanty
Vegas RB Ashton Jeanty's status for Week 1 is still uncertain but GM John Spytek said the second-year player is in a "good spot" in his recovery.
ESPN · Sep 1, 2026
We answer the five biggest questions the Raiders are facing ahead of cutdown day.
ESPN · Aug 29, 2026
Asked Tuesday about the severity of Ashton Jeanty's injury and if the second-year player will begin the season on the injured reserve, coach Klint Kubiak simply said, "He's on the mend."
ESPN · Aug 25, 2026
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Why Drake London
StartWR1 and primary outside receiver. Big-bodied X with strong contested-catch ability and high target share.
Start — every-week WR start at consensus WR7: PIT is the 8th-softest matchup vs WRs, 31% target share in 2025.
- A 31% target share on a big-bodied contested-catch X gives him a receiving floor that doesn't depend on game flow.
- His usage numbers came with no injury qualifier attached, which matters more than the raw snap-share gap suggests.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Ashton Jeanty | Drake London |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 14.616.318.1 | 9.012.115.1 |
| Consensus rank | RB11 | WR7 |
| Opponent vs position | MIA · 23 of 320-game sample | PIT · 25 of 320-game sample |
| Rushing Yards | 26 of 32 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 19 of 32 | — |
| Rushing Attempts | 21 of 32 | — |
| Receptions | 26 of 32 | 30 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 25 of 32 | 28 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 23 of 32 | 18 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | — | 22 of 32 |
| Targets | — | 29 of 32 |
| Target share | 15%(2025) | 31%(2025) |
| Reception share | 16%(2025) | 29%(2025) |
| Implied total · spread | 22.3-3.0 | 19.8+3.0 |
| Depth chart | RB1 | WR1 |
| Snap share | 78%(2025) | 91%(2025) |
| Injury designation | Q | — |
Signal breakdown
- 18.1 vs 15.1 projected PPR pointsAshton Jeanty +
- Rank 11 vs 7Drake London +
- Opponent DvP rank 23 vs 25 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 22.3 vs 19.8 team pointsAshton Jeanty +
- Q vs no designationDrake London +
- 78% vs 91% snap shareDrake London +
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