Chris Brooks or Jake Ferguson: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Start Ferguson — the game script and snap share edges are too wide to ignore.
Jake Ferguson plays in the better game script (28.0 implied team points to 24.0) and plays a 76% snap share to Brooks's 56%. No signal favors Brooks this week. The gap is narrow.
In standard and half-PPR scoring this is a coin flip.
Chris Brooks
7.78.79.6 Projected Points
Jake Ferguson
5.77.79.6 Projected Points
Chris Brooks’s market
Jake Ferguson’s market
Why Chris Brooks
Sit· mediumRB2 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.
- NYJ ranks 3 of 32 against RBs (one of the tougher matchups, 1-game sample).
- Vegas implies 24.0 team points as 5.5-point favorites.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 56% snap share.
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
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, 2026Why Jake Ferguson
Start· mediumTE1 and high-volume receiving tight end. Reliable chain-mover and red-zone target over the middle.
TE12 with a 76% snap share in an offense implied for 28.0 points — Dallas's scoring volume carries a borderline TE1 into lineups vs WSH.
- WSH ranks 20 of 32 against TEs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 1-game sample).
- Vegas implies 28.0 team points as 4.5-point favorites.
- Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 76% snap share.
The call
- A 28.0 implied team total and a -4.5 spread put Dallas in control of a high-scoring script, and Ferguson is the clear TE1 on the depth chart at a 76% snap share.
- Consensus has him TE12 at 9.6 PPR points — that is a startable floor in a 12-team league, where the alternative is a true replacement-level tight end.
- The 7% target share is the one red flag, but it comes from a single 2026 game and doesn't override the role or the volume of scoring chances this offense projects for.
- Washington's DvP composite sits 20 of 32 toward the soft side, though the one-game sample carries 0.00 confidence, so treat it as neutral rather than a plus matchup.
Latest on Ferguson
Prescott needs four TDs to pass Tony Romo in the record book, so we sought the best moments from those who are helping him make history.
Veteran defensive tackle Kenny Clark, cornerback DaRon Bland and tight end Jake Ferguson had their deals reworked to give Dallas flexibility, sources said.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Chris Brooks | Jake Ferguson |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 7.78.79.6 | 5.77.79.6 |
| Consensus rank | — | TE12 |
| Opponent vs position | NYJ · 3 of 321-game sample | WSH · 20 of 321-game sample |
| Rushing Yards | 3 of 32 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 1 of 32 | — |
| Rushing Attempts | 1 of 32 | — |
| Receptions | 8 of 32 | 9 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 6 of 32 | 24 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 1 of 32 | 30 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | — | 30 of 32 |
| Targets | — | 6 of 32 |
| Target share | 3% | 7% |
| Reception share | 0% | 9% |
| Implied total · spread | 24.0-5.5 | 28.0-4.5 |
| Depth chart | RB2 | TE1 |
| Snap share | 56% | 76% |
| Start/Sit record | — | 0–1 |
Recent form
Chris Brooks — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs MIN | 2.92.92.9 |
Jake Ferguson — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs NYG | 0.61.62.6 |
Signal breakdown
- 9.6 vs 9.6 projected PPR pointsJake Ferguson +
- Consensus position rankeven
- Opponent DvP rank 3 vs 20 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 24.0 vs 28.0 team pointsJake Ferguson +
- No injury designationseven
- 56% vs 76% snap shareJake Ferguson +
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