RB IND
Week 3 · PPR
Start or sit Jonathan Taylor?
The verdict comes from our weekly projection model: last season's opportunity-based xFP/g shrunk toward the position mean, then adjusted for role, injury status, the opponent's fantasy points allowed and the Vegas game total vs the league average.
Start
#6 RB projection this week — comfortable start.
Start call: Jonathan Taylor projects for 15.6 PPR points this week, ranked #6 among RBs by our projection model. vs HOU is a tough matchup for RBs — the model applies a -5% swing to his projection. Vegas posts the total at 45.5 — 100% of the 45.6 league average for week 3.
Season projection table
PPR · weeks 1–18
| Wk | Proj (PPR) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 18.0 |
| 2 | 15.1 |
| 3 this week | 15.6 |
| 4 | 19.1 |
| 5 | 15.2 |
| 6 | 16.5 |
| 7 | 15.6 |
| 8 | 14.2 |
| 9 | 18.0 |
| 10 | 18.2 |
| 11 | 15.6 |
| 12 | 18.5 |
| 13 | — |
| 14 | 17.1 |
| 15 | 16.3 |
| 16 | 19.0 |
| 17 | 16.8 |
| 18 | 14.2 |