Josh Jacobs vs TreVeyon Henderson: Who Should You Start?
Two running backs who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Josh Jacobs (Green Bay Packers) finished the 2025 season averaging 14.6 fantasy points per game in 15 games. TreVeyon Henderson (New England Patriots) came in at 11.1 PPG over 17 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Josh Jacobs carries a 3.5-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.
Both profile as early-down workhorses. Josh Jacobs ran for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns; TreVeyon Henderson posted 911 and 9. Goal-line share, red zone touches, and which team is favored are usually the tiebreaker when neither back offers passing-game volume.
Josh Jacobs has his bye in Week 10, and TreVeyon Henderson 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.
