Jonah Coleman or Samaje Perine: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Start Perine — the game script and projection edges are too wide to ignore.
Samaje Perine plays in the better game script (27.0 implied team points to 20.0) and projects 5.9 to Coleman's 4.1. Coleman's edge is the consensus rank, RB50 to RB51. The gap is comfortable.
Jonah Coleman
3.13.64.1 Projected Points
Samaje Perine
4.85.45.9 Projected Points
Why Jonah Coleman
SitSit — RB50 consensus, projects RB61 this week: 4.1 PPR projected vs KC.
- Vegas implies 20.0 team points as 2.5-point underdogs.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart.
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Why Samaje Perine
Toss-UpVeteran change-of-pace RB. Trusted pass-pro and third-down passing-game back behind the lead runner.
Toss-up — RB51 consensus, projects RB50 this week: 27.0 implied team total, 4% target share in 2025.
- Vegas implies 27.0 team points as 3.5-point favorites.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 35% snap share in 2025.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Jonah Coleman | Samaje Perine |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 3.13.64.1 | 4.85.45.9 |
| Consensus rank | RB50 | RB51 |
| Opponent vs position | KCno ranking yet | TBno ranking yet |
| Target share | — | 4%(2025) |
| Reception share | — | 5%(2025) |
| Implied total · spread | 20.0+2.5 | 27.0-3.5 |
| Depth chart | RB3 | RB2 |
| Snap share | — | 35%(2025) |
Signal breakdown
- 4.1 vs 5.9 projected PPR pointsSamaje Perine +
- Rank 50 vs 51Jonah Coleman +
- Matchup (DvP composite)even
- Implied 20.0 vs 27.0 team pointsSamaje Perine +
- No injury designationseven
- Snap shareeven
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