Jadarian Price or Keenan Allen: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 4 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Too close to call — the edges cancel out.
Jadarian Price and Keenan Allen grade out even this week. Price's best edge is the consensus rank (RB23 to WR59), Allen's best edge is the projection (11.3 to 10.0) — and they cancel out. Start whichever player's game you trust more this week.
In standard and half-PPR scoring this flips to Price.
Jadarian Price
8.59.210.0 Projected Points
Keenan Allen
6.68.911.3 Projected Points
Jadarian Price’s market
Keenan Allen’s market
Why Jadarian Price
Toss-UpRookie RB atop the depth chart. Explosive, home-run-speed runner with no prior NFL sample.
Toss-up — RB23 consensus, projects RB30 this week: 24.3 implied team total, 7% target share.
- LAC ranks 17 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 3-game sample).
- Vegas implies 24.3 team points as 3.0-point favorites.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 37% snap share.
Latest on Price
Running back Jadarian Price will be on the field after exiting Sunday's win in Arizona early due to a shoulder injury, with plans to practice this week.
Seattle Seahawks · Sep 24, 2026Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said the team has not lost faith in starting running back Jadarian Price after the rookie first-round pick lost a fumble for the second week in a row Sunday.
Seattle's running back committee has no touchdowns through two weeks, but there's another opportunity this week at Commanders.
In-Game Injury News From The Week 2 Matchup Between Seattle and Arizona
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Why Keenan Allen
Toss-Up· lowVeteran possession WR in a crowded receiver room. Elite route craft and reliable hands on third downs.
Soft WSH matchup (30 of 32) and 21% target share back the start-lean, but a WR59 consensus rank and 11.3-pt projection make him flex-only.
- WSH ranks 30 of 32 against WRs (one of the softer matchups, 3-game sample).
- Vegas implies 24.5 team points as 1.5-point underdogs.
- Listed WR-2 on the latest depth chart with a 64% snap share.
The call
- Matchup is the main case for starting him. WSH grades 30 of 32 against receivers, but that rests on a 3-game sample at 0.25 confidence, so it is a thin edge rather than a locked-in boost.
- His usage is real. A 21% target share as the WR-2 gives him a PPR floor, but a 64% snap share means he isn't on the field every down.
- Game environment is neutral to positive. A 24.5 implied team total and a 1.5-point spread point to a competitive game with steady passing volume, not a blowout either way.
- The consensus rank caps the upside. WR59 with an 11.3-point projection sits at replacement level in 12-team leagues. Start him in a flex over a lesser option projected in the single digits; bench him if you have a WR in the top 40.
Latest on Allen
Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen, who was formally charged last week with two misdemeanor offenses stemming from his drunken driving arrest in downtown Indianapolis last month, is facing a minimum three-game suspension, sources told ESPN.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Jadarian Price | Keenan Allen |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 8.59.210.0 | 6.68.911.3 |
| Consensus rank | RB23 | WR59 |
| Opponent vs position | LAC · 17 of 323-game sample | WSH · 30 of 323-game sample |
| Rushing Yards | 23 of 32 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 17 of 32 | — |
| Rushing Attempts | 28 of 32 | — |
| Receptions | 9 of 32 | 32 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 12 of 32 | 30 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 13 of 32 | 31 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | — | 31 of 32 |
| Targets | — | 28 of 32 |
| Target share | 7% | 21% |
| Reception share | 6% | 20% |
| Implied total · spread | 24.3-3.0 | 24.5+1.5 |
| Depth chart | RB1 | WR2 |
| Snap share | 37% | 64% |
| Start/Sit record | 0–1+2 toss-ups | 0–0+1 toss-up |
Recent form
Jadarian Price — last 3 weeks
| Week 3 | vs WSH | 0.20.71.2 |
| Week 2 | vs ARI | 4.04.55.0 |
| Week 1 | vs NE | 5.86.87.8 |
Keenan Allen — last 3 weeks
| Week 3 | vs HOU | 12.315.318.3 |
| Week 2 | vs KC | 0.51.01.5 |
| Week 1 | vs BAL | 3.26.29.2 |
Signal breakdown
- 10.0 vs 11.3 projected PPR pointsKeenan Allen +
- Rank 23 vs 59Jadarian Price +
- Opponent DvP rank 17 vs 30 (32 = softest)Keenan Allen +
- Implied 24.3 vs 24.5 team pointsKeenan Allen +
- No injury designationseven
- 37% vs 64% snap shareKeenan Allen +
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