J.K. Dobbins
vs Trevor Lawrence

“Dobbins was forced to leave Denver’s matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars after suffering a hamstring injury during the second half. He immediately headed to the medical tent and was eventually ruled questionable to return, finishing the day with 10 carries for 36 yards. The injury leaves Denver’s backfield in a difficult spot, especially with RJ Harvey already inactive due to his own hamstring issue.”

“RJ Harvey and J.K. Dobbins were a complementary backfield in 2025.”

“Coleman makes sense as an RB4 option to begin the season and could move into RB2 territory later in the season if J.K. Dobbins misses time again.”

“Before he was forced to the sidelines with an injury, Dobbins averaged 16 touches and 81 yards per game, as well as five yards per attempt, subverting what many thought would be an RJ Harvey takeover year.”

“Despite selecting running backs on the second day of the past two drafts, the Broncos and HC Sean Payton opted to bring back injury-prone RB J.K. Dobbins, who continues to dominate when healthy. "Dobbins was a priority, ahead of all others," Payton said.”

“The team obviously values Dobbins, who has been excellent for the Broncos when on the field. Back in March, they extended him for two more years, guaranteeing him $8 million and including incentives that could push the contract's maximum value to $20 million.”

“Dobbins is coming back on a two-year $20 million contract.”

“A high-scoring week overall made him the QB15 (19.8 points), but that was a solid fantasy outcome for gamers, considering Lawrence did nothing in the fourth quarter because of the blowout. Lawrence had 1 dropback in the final quarter, the second time in three weeks Jacksonville has cruised to the end of a game. The Jaguars are 24th in pass rate over expectation (-2.6%) because they have led so often this season.”

“Trevor Lawrence is playing the best ball of his career and WR Parker Washington is the real deal after his late-season breakout last year.”

“Trevor Lawrence has been Jekyll and Hyde to begin the season. He beat up on the Browns as the QB5 for the week, and then he was the QB26 in weekly scoring last week against Denver. Among 28 qualifying quarterbacks, he ranks seventh in yards per attempt, fifth in passing success rate, 20th in highly accurate throw rate, 25th in hero throw rate, and he has the highest turnover-worthy play rate.”

“Two weeks into the season, Trevor Lawrence ranks among the top 10 quarterbacks in both expected points added (EPA) per play and fantasy points per dropback. The issue is that he ranks 28th in total dropbacks, dead last among signal-callers to have played all of their team’s two games. That volume should trend upward, and Lawrence’s fantasy scoring will follow.”

“Trevor Lawrence could have very well finished atop the quarterback leaderboard this week, had he played an entire game. With Jacksonville off to a 24-0 lead at halftime over Cleveland, the Jaguars eased off the throttle, before opting to sit Lawrence in the final quarter of play. Even still, he threw four touchdowns and 245 yards on 18 completions and targeted five players at least twice.”

“Parker Washington Picked Up Where He Left Off Trevor Lawrence has plenty of fantasy points to give, and can support multiple starters. But Washington is unquestionably his favorite target. Lawrence spread the ball around on Sunday, connecting with Washington, Jakobi Meyers , Brenton Strange , and Josh Cameron for TDs.”

“Trevor Lawrence could lean on Strange this week with his perimeter wide receivers staring down tough matchups.”

“In 2023, Lawrence had an 81.1 PFF grade, a 5.8-percent big-time throw rate, a 3.9-percent turnover-worthy play rate, and a 72.3 adjusted completion percentage. Those numbers were virtually identical across the board in 2025, down to a total difference of nine passing yards between the two seasons, and he cleared 4,000 in both. The exception to that would be his big-time throw and turnover-worthy play rates, which dropped to 4.6 percent and 3.2 percent, respectively.”