Ashton Jeanty vs Justice Hill: Who Should You Start?
Ashton Jeanty and Justice Hill are at different tiers heading into 2026. The Las Vegas Raiders running back averaged 12.8 PPG in 2025, a full 7.3 points per game ahead of Justice Hill's 5.5 with the Baltimore Ravens. That kind of gap doesn't close on matchup alone.
Ashton Jeanty carries a 7.3-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Ashton Jeanty is the receiving back in this matchup, turning 55 targets into 346 yards, while Justice Hill profiles as a more traditional rusher with 93 rushing yards and 2 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 10, and Justice Hill rests in Week 14. 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.
