Ashton Jeanty vs Gus Edwards: The Full Breakdown
If you are choosing between Ashton Jeanty and Gus Edwards for your lineup, you are not alone. Ashton Jeanty finished the 2025 season at 12.8 PPG for the Las Vegas Raiders (17 games), and Gus Edwards averaged 7.0 for the Los Angeles Chargers (13 games).
That 5.8-point weekly advantage for Ashton Jeanty is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Ashton Jeanty is the receiving back in this matchup, turning 55 targets into 346 yards, while Gus Edwards profiles as a more traditional rusher with 468 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns. In PPR and half-PPR formats Ashton Jeanty carries the higher weekly floor. In standard leagues the gap tightens considerably.
Ashton Jeanty has his bye in Week 13, and Gus Edwards rests in Week 5. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at running back for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
