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Price

RB · SEA vs LAC

Sun 4:25 PM

Proj pts

14pts

market

Lower Conf
Bench

Dobbins

RB · DEN vs SF

Sun 4:25 PM

Proj pts

13.6pts

market

Lower Conf

J.K. Dobbins or Jadarian Price: who should I start in Week 4?

Toss-up: lean Jadarian Price over J.K. Dobbins by 0.4. Jadarian Price leads at 14.0. J.K. Dobbins is the first one out, 0.4 short.

Availability & news

  • Jadarian PricePractice: Limited

    Price (chest) didn't practice Thursday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.(rotowire, Oct 1, 2026)

  • J.K. DobbinsPractice: Full

Highlights

Jadarian PriceStart
RB · SEA vs LAC

Pros

  • Positive game scriptFavored
  • Big-play upside33% boom weeks

Cons

  • Committee back22% of touches
  • Tough matchupTough · D- vs RB
J.K. DobbinsBench
RB · DEN vs SF

Pros

  • Run-funnel matchupRun-funnel vs RB
  • Reliable66% consistency

Cons

  • Committee back19% of touches
  • Negative game scriptTrailing

Some recent form, opportunity and matchup figures still lean on the 2025 season (not enough games played this season yet).

PriceStart
DobbinsBench
Projection14.013.6
Floor—5.6
Ceiling—18.9
Touch share22%19%
Opportunity score9.211.8
Matchup grade(recency weighted)D-B+
Implied team total24.822.3

Week 4 · Updated Tue 29 Sep, 6:00 AM ET

The widest gap between them, in proportion, is goal line carries: Price 1, Dobbins 7.

Price (Practice: Limited): “Price (chest) didn't practice Thursday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.” — RotoWire, Oct 1, 2026.

Dobbins is listed: Practice: Full.

Latest game on the card: Dobbins 6.3 (PPR points).

Why Jadarian Price

Start Jadarian Price — projects 14.0, a tough matchup vs LAC.

Jadarian Price projects 14.0 points. The matchup grades as tough against LAC. Usage: carries / game at 9.3. Net: start Jadarian Price this week.

Working for Price: Positive game script (Favored), Big-play upside (33% boom weeks).

Working against Price: Committee back (22% of touches), Tough matchup (Tough · D- vs RB).

Where Price leads the head-to-head: Projection (14.0 vs 13.6); Touch share (22% vs 19%); Implied team total (24.8 vs 22.3); Last 3 avg (4.7 vs 4.5); vs season (+0.0 vs -2.4); Boom rate (33% vs 0%); Target share (8% vs 5%).

Why J.K. Dobbins

Sit J.K. Dobbins — projects 13.6, a run-funnel matchup vs SF, but the role is cooling.

J.K. Dobbins projects 13.6 points on a 5.6–18.9 range. The matchup grades as run-funnel against SF. Usage: carries / game at 15.3. Net: bench J.K. Dobbins this week.

Working for Dobbins: Run-funnel matchup (Run-funnel vs RB), Reliable (66% consistency).

Working against Dobbins: Committee back (19% of touches), Negative game script (Trailing).

Where Dobbins leads the head-to-head: Opportunity score (11.8 vs 9.2); Matchup grade (recency weighted) (B+ vs D-); Last 5 avg (6.0 vs 4.7); Consistency (66% vs 42%); Bust rate (10% vs 33%); Carries / game (15.3 vs 9.3); Touches / game (16.4 vs 10.7); Yards per carry (5.0 vs 4.2); Snap share (51% vs 37%); Goal line carries (7 vs 1); Red zone carries (20 vs 3).

Recent form

Jadarian Price's last 3 games: PPR points 1.2, 5, 7.8 (low to high; the card does not say which came first).

J.K. Dobbins's last 5 games: PPR points 6.9, 9.4, 3.6, 3.6, 6.3 (oldest to newest).

Price has already beaten Dobbins's 13.6 projection in 0 of his 3; Dobbins has beaten Price's 14 in 0 of his 5.

At least 1 of these 5 games was played before the 2026 season.

Matchup

Jadarian Price (SEA) faces LAC, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 4:25 PM ET. The matchup is rated tough. Betting line: implied team total 24.8, spread -7.0.

J.K. Dobbins (DEN) faces SF, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 4:25 PM ET. The matchup is rated run-funnel. Betting line: implied team total 22.3, spread +3.0.

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