Chris Brooks or Drake London: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Drake London: volume beats Brooks' favorable Green Bay script

Start Drake London because his WR1 role gives him dependable routes and first-read opportunity, while Chris Brooks' workload is largely pass protection rather than production. Brooks does benefit from Green Bay's stronger scoring outlook and a soft Jets matchup, but those advantages matter less with minimal receiving involvement and a complementary role. London's risk is a quiet game against a less favorable Carolina matchup, yet his role is sturdier and the better bet here.

What flips it: A verified expansion of Brooks' goal-line and receiving role.

Sources: Yahoo Sports · Sep 14, 2026

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Chris Brooks

Chris Brooks

RBGBvs NYJ

Projected Points

Sit· medium
Drake London

Drake London

WR7ATLvs CAR

Projected Points

Start

Chris Brooks’s market

RUSH YDS
O/U 24.5
-114 / -114
REC
O/U 1.5
+135 / -173
REC YDS
O/U 7.5
-113 / -111
ATD
Anytime TD
+170
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Drake London’s market

REC
O/U 4.5
-132 / +104
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 56.5
-111 / -113
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+175
Anytime Touchdown Props →
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Why Chris Brooks

Sit· medium

RB2 in complementary role. Big-bodied back with special-teams value and short-yardage/pass-protection snaps.

Brooks' 56% snap share is built on pass protection — 20 of his 30 pass-down reps were blocking, and a 3% target share against the No. 3 DvP defense caps the ceiling.

  • Green Bay's favorable script could create short-yardage work if the Packers control the game.
  • Yahoo Sports 2026-09-14 shows Brooks led the backfield, but much of that usage was pass protection.

The call

  • The snap count is misleading: Yahoo reported 37 snaps in Week 1 but 30 came on passing downs with 20 pass-protection reps, so the volume isn't translating into touches or targets (3% target share).
  • Matchup is among the worst available — the Jets rank 3 of 32 in DvP composite vs running backs (32 = softest), though it's only a one-game sample with zero confidence.
  • Game script is the one thing working for him: Green Bay is favored by 5.5 with a 24.0 implied total, which should mean late-game carries if they're ahead.
  • At 9.7 projected points he's replacement-level in a 12-team PPR flex; a bump in goal-line or early-down work over Lloyd would tip this back to a start.

Latest on Brooks

Role

In the Week 1 loss to Minnesota, Brooks led Green Bay's backfield with 37 snaps compared to MarShawn Lloyd's 30, with Brooks working mostly on passing downs (30 snaps) including 20 pass-protection reps.

Yahoo Sports · Sep 14, 2026

Why Drake London

Start

WR1 and primary target. Big-bodied X receiver who wins contested catches at the catch point with elite ball skills.

Start — every-week WR start at consensus WR7: 21% target share, 13.9 PPR projected vs CAR.

  • London's big-bodied X-receiver skill set gives him multiple ways to turn primary-target work into fantasy points.
  • The Carolina matchup is merely neutral, so his recommendation is driven by role stability rather than defensive help.

Latest on London

Fantasy buzz: Pats' Stevenson rises with Henderson out, Cards list Love as RB2

TreVeyon Henderson won't suit up on Wednesday, leaving most of the backfield work for Rhamondre Stevenson.

ESPN · Sep 9, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricChris BrooksDrake London
Projected points
Consensus rank—WR7
Opponent vs positionNYJ · 3 of 321-game sampleCAR · 21 of 321-game sample
Rushing Yards3 of 32—
Rushing TDs1 of 32—
Rushing Attempts1 of 32—
Receptions8 of 3231 of 32
Receiving Yards6 of 3228 of 32
Anytime TD1 of 3213 of 32
Receiving TDs—13 of 32
Targets—19 of 32
Target share3%21%
Reception share0%17%
Implied total · spread24.0-5.523.0-1.5
Depth chartRB2WR1
Snap share56%98%

Recent form

Chris Brooks — last 1 week

Week 1vs MIN

Drake London — last 1 week

Week 1vs PIT

Signal breakdown

  • 9.6 vs 13.9 projected PPR pointsDrake London +
  • Consensus position rankeven
  • Opponent DvP rank 3 vs 21 (32 = softest)even
  • Implied 24.0 vs 23.0 team pointsChris Brooks +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 56% vs 98% snap shareDrake London +

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