Bhayshul Tuten or Jonah Coleman: Who Should You Start?
Preliminary board2026 Week 3 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.
Start Tuten for the stronger role—and the better home-run path
Start Tuten: his explosive speed and firmer workload make him the better play, though he still splits Jacksonville’s backfield. Coleman’s second-half promotion to Denver’s primary ball carrier is a real counter, but it needs to hold beyond that stretch to overcome his limited established role (denverbroncos.com 2026-09-22). The matching RB matchup ranks offer no separation, and both are based on just two games, so they provide little reason to lean either way. Tuten’s risk is that a 50% snap share and minimal receiving work leave him needing a big run or a scoring chance.
What flips it: Coleman’s second-half promotion carries into a full game and cuts into Tuten’s workload.
Sources: denverbroncos.com · Sep 22, 2026 · ESPN · Sep 22, 2026
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Bhayshul Tuten
9.310.111.0 Projected Points
Jonah Coleman
1.21.41.7 Projected Points
Bhayshul Tuten’s market
Jonah Coleman’s market
Why Bhayshul Tuten
Toss-Up· mediumExplosive RB with elite straight-line speed. Home-run threat splitting carries in the Jacksonville backfield.
RB21 at 11.0 projected with only a 50% snap share and 6% target share — a flex-caliber body in a tough 11-of-32 matchup.
- His straight-line burst gives a split backfield a path to a week-changing play.
- Jacksonville’s near-even spread offers a less demanding game script than Denver’s.
The call
- Role is the problem: 50% snap share and a 6% target share over two games means he's splitting the backfield and doesn't carry a PPR floor from receiving work.
- Matchup leans unfavorable — New England grades 11 of 32 in DvP composite (32 = softest), though the two-game sample carries 0.00 confidence, so don't over-weight it.
- Game script is neutral-to-fine: Jacksonville is -1.5 with a 23.5 implied total, enough scoring environment for touches to matter if he's the goal-line back.
- Consensus RB21 and 11.0 points puts him on the RB2/flex line; if your alternative is a clear bench body, start him — if you have a full-time back or a target-earning WR3, sit him.
Latest on Tuten
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Why Jonah Coleman
SitRookie RB3 and depth back. Compact, physical runner with no NFL regular-season sample yet.
Sit — bench-tier RB at consensus RB50: LAR is the 11th-toughest matchup vs RBs, 5% target share.
- Denver’s second-half role change creates a credible path to more work (denverbroncos.com 2026-09-22).
- The Broncos’ backfield injuries could open opportunity for Coleman (ESPN 2026-09-22).
Latest on Coleman
Jonah Coleman became Denver's primary ball carrier in the second half.
RB Jonah Coleman nominated for NFL Rookie of the Week following Week 2 win over Jaguarsdenverbroncos.com, ESPN, Yahoo Sports (via SI/OnSI) · Sep 22, 2026With injuries to J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey, the Denver Broncos are looking at the week ahead before determining which running back will be ready for Sunday night's game against the Los Angeles Rams.
“Kind of felt like it was really a tale of two halves,” Head Coach Sean Payton said after the Broncos’ 20-13 win over the Jaguars.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Bhayshul Tuten | Jonah Coleman |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 9.310.111.0 | 1.21.41.7 |
| Consensus rank | RB21 | RB50 |
| Opponent vs position | NE · 11 of 322-game sample | LAR · 11 of 322-game sample |
| Rushing Yards | 16 of 32 | 17 of 32 |
| Rushing TDs | 1 of 32 | 1 of 32 |
| Rushing Attempts | 11 of 32 | 15 of 32 |
| Receptions | 11 of 32 | 20 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 24 of 32 | 12 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 1 of 32 | 1 of 32 |
| Target share | 6% | 5% |
| Reception share | 9% | 8% |
| Implied total · spread | 23.5-1.5 | 21.3+3.0 |
| Depth chart | RB1 | RB3 |
| Snap share | 50% | 23% |
| Start/Sit record | 0–0+2 toss-ups | — |
Recent form
Bhayshul Tuten — last 2 weeks
| Week 2 | vs DEN | 12.213.214.2 |
| Week 1 | vs CLE | 8.89.39.8 |
Jonah Coleman — last 2 weeks
| Week 2 | vs JAX | 11.813.314.8 |
| Week 1 | vs KC | 0.00.00.0 |
Signal breakdown
- 11.0 vs 1.7 projected PPR pointsBhayshul Tuten +
- Rank 21 vs 50Bhayshul Tuten +
- Opponent DvP rank 11 vs 11 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 23.5 vs 21.3 team pointsBhayshul Tuten +
- No injury designationseven
- 50% vs 23% snap shareBhayshul Tuten +
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