Jacobs
RB · GB vs TB
Proj pts
14.8pts
opportunity
Price
RB · SEA vs LAC
Proj pts
14pts
market
Jadarian Price or Josh Jacobs: who should I start in Week 4?
Toss-up: lean Josh Jacobs over Jadarian Price by 0.8. Josh Jacobs leads at 14.8. Jadarian Price is the first one out, 0.8 short.
Availability & news
Jadarian PricePractice: Limited
Price (chest) didn't practice Thursday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.(rotowire, Oct 1, 2026)
Highlights
Pros
- Goal-line back1.5 GL carries/g
- Positive game scriptFavored
- High floor11.5 floor
Pros
- Positive game scriptFavored
- Big-play upside33% boom weeks
Cons
- Committee back22% of touches
- Tough matchupTough · D- vs RB
Some recent form, opportunity and matchup figures still lean on the 2025 season (not enough games played this season yet).
Week 4 · Updated Tue 29 Sep, 6:00 AM ET
The widest gap between them, in proportion, is goal line carries: Jacobs 22, Price 1.
Price (Practice: Limited): “Price (chest) didn't practice Thursday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.” — RotoWire, Oct 1, 2026.
Latest game on the card: Jacobs 1.3 (PPR points).
Why Josh Jacobs
Start Josh Jacobs — projects 14.8, an even matchup vs TB, but the role is cooling.
Josh Jacobs projects 14.8 points on a 11.5–19.9 range. The matchup grades as neutral against TB. Usage: carries / game at 15.6. Net: start Josh Jacobs this week.
Working for Jacobs: Goal-line back (1.5 GL carries/g), Positive game script (Favored), High floor (11.5 floor).
Where Jacobs leads the head-to-head: Projection (14.8 vs 14.0); Touch share (33% vs 22%); Opportunity score (14.1 vs 9.2); Matchup grade (recency weighted) (B- vs D-); Last 3 avg (9.8 vs 4.7); Last 5 avg (11.3 vs 4.7); Consistency (50% vs 42%); Bust rate (14% vs 33%); Carries / game (15.6 vs 9.3); Touches / game (18.0 vs 10.7); Target share (10% vs 8%); Snap share (59% vs 37%); Goal line carries (22 vs 1); Red zone carries (58 vs 3).
Why Jadarian Price
Sit 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: bench 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: Implied team total (24.8 vs 21.0); vs season (+0.0 vs -2.0); Boom rate (33% vs 14%); Yards per carry (4.2 vs 4.0).
Recent form
Josh Jacobs's last 5 games: PPR points 10.1, 17.2, 23.2, 4.8, 1.3 (oldest to newest).
Jadarian Price's last 3 games: PPR points 1.2, 5, 7.8 (low to high; the card does not say which came first).
Jacobs has already beaten Price's 14 projection in 2 of his 5; Price has beaten Jacobs's 14.8 in 0 of his 3.
At least 1 of these 5 games was played before the 2026 season.
Matchup
Josh Jacobs (GB) faces TB, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET. The matchup is rated neutral. Betting line: implied team total 21.0, spread -3.5.
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.
More start/sit comparisons from this week's PPR projections. Open a pair for the call and the reasoning.
More Jadarian Price comparisons
- Jadarian Price or RJ Harvey14.0 · 13.8
- J.K. Dobbins or Jadarian Price13.6 · 14.0
- Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Jadarian Price14.4 · 14.0
- Jadarian Price or Rhamondre Stevenson14.0 · 15.1
More Josh Jacobs comparisons
- Josh Jacobs or Rhamondre Stevenson14.8 · 15.1
- Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Josh Jacobs14.4 · 14.8
- Josh Jacobs or Kyle Monangai14.8 · 15.7
- Josh Jacobs or RJ Harvey14.8 · 13.8
This week's toughest calls
- Chuba Hubbard or James Cook21.7 · 21.7
- Kenny Gainwell or Rico Dowdle9.9 · 9.9
- Alvin Kamara or David Montgomery17.3 · 17.3
- Aaron Jones or Jeremiyah Love22.7 · 22.6
- Alvin Kamara or Quinshon Judkins17.3 · 17.3
- Bhayshul Tuten or Bucky Irving16.8 · 16.8
- More RB start/sit calls (running backs this week)