Isaiah DavisNew York Jets
RB/New York Jets

Isaiah Davis

Age 24.6 · 3rd season · 6'0", 218 lb · South Dakota St. · 2024 R5 #173
01

Overview

Board Oct 12
Move up
Up 1 to RB77 · 2 opportunities a game · model RB66 · market RB62
The books rank him RB62 over the rest of the season (3.6 PPR a game), 16 spots above his RB78 on the 10/12 list; that is a small disagreement, so he moves one spot up.
Model
RB66
Market
RB62
2026 production
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Week 5 rest-of-season review, Oct 12, 2026. The three reads are where our backtested model, the betting market and his 2026 production each place him at RB; our board rank is the call.

Realistic range, rest of season
← If it breaks right
If it does not →
RB70
RB77 now
RB85
← If it breaks right
If it does not →
RB72
RB77 now
RB85
← If it breaks right
If it does not →
RB75
RB78 now
RB87

Where his stats say he could finish from here: RB72 to RB85. Our rank stays the call.

Rest-of-season rank on our sheets
#197Sep 21#196Sep 26#182Sep 28#180Sep 30#199Oct 5#213Oct 12#194Sep 21#193Sep 26#177Sep 28#176Sep 30#197Oct 5#212Oct 12#188Sep 21#187Sep 26#164Sep 28#162Sep 30#184Oct 5#196Oct 12

2026 so far4 games

Points a game
0.6
RB95 of 115
Carry share
4%
2 carries
Touches a game
0.8
2 targets
Our rest-of-season model
Half PPR/g
3.7
PPR/g
4.3
Games left
10.7

80% range 1.5–5.5 half-PPR points a game. Biggest inputs: team play volume +0.7, last-game snap share -0.6, 2025 PPG -0.5, rushing yards -0.5. The model informs the rank; it does not set it.

02

Week 6

Lines Oct 14
NYJ
@
Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET
Gillette Stadium
NE
LineNE -7.25Total43.5NYJ implied18.1Rest7 days (NE 7)Forecast56°F, wind 9 mph
Our Week 6 projection
3.0pts
RB55
Bench
1.6carries7rush yds1.9tgt1.4rec11rec yds0.10TD

Updated Oct 14, 2026, built on a NYJ team total of 18. Rank is among every RB we project this week.

New England Patriots defense vs RBs
#19of 32 in fantasy points allowed to RBs (1 = stingiest)
StingiestSoftest
PPR a game
21.6
rush yds
80
rec
4.8
TD
0.8

Allowed to RBs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Bhayshul Tuten (W3, 17 PPR, 15 car 73 ry, 2/2 17 rec); James Cook (W4, 16.3 PPR, 12 car 75 ry, 2/2 8 rec); Dylan Laube (W5, 11.5 PPR, 4 car 9 ry, 3/3 16 rec).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #16 against the pass, #21 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where NE gives up receiving fantasy points to RBs
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
0.0#1
0.0#1
0.0#1
Middle 10–19
0.0#1
0.0#1
0.0#1
Short 0–9
0.6#6
2.1#30
0.9#16
Behind line
1.6#26
0.6#28
0.6#3

Runs by directionRB rushing points allowed a game

Left
Middle
Right
Rushing
2.8#6
4.3#20
5.7#25
StingySoft

Big number: receiving fantasy points NE allows a game to RBs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Against NE beforelast 4

GameLinePts
2025 W17vs NE · L 10-423-11 rush · 1-9 on 1 tgt2.5
2025 W11@ NE · L 14-272-11 rush · 0-0 on 1 tgt1.1
2024 W8@ NE · L 22-25no stats0.0
2024 W3vs NE · W 24-33-6 rush0.6
Week 5: projected vs. actual
Projected
3.1
RB55
Actual
2.2
Difference
−0.9

2-8 rush, 1-9 rec on 2 tgt

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

03

Game log

2026 · through W5
Fantasy pointsOur projection that weekSeason average 0.6
05101—20.030.040.052.705101—20.030.040.052.205101—20.030.040.051.7

Every gametap a game for the detail

W1
@ TEN W 23-10
No catch, carry or pass recorded
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D# = the opponent's rank against RBs entering that week (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Finish = his rank at RB that week.

04

Usage

Snap shareCarry shareTarget share
0%25%50%75%100%W2W3W4W514%7%

What changedlast 3 full games vs. before

W2W3, W4, W5Change
Snap share0.0%6.7%+6.7
Target share0.0%2.3%+2.3
Carries a game0.00.7+0.7
Targets a game0.00.7+0.7

Games he left injured are left out of both sides.

NYJ backfieldshare of team carries, 2026

Share of team targets

Season to date, games each player played.

05

Splits

Against coverage2024-2025 (2026 is not charted per player)

CoverageTgtYds/tgtCaughtEPA/tgt
Man135.677%+0.47
Zone286.771%+0.13

Do some receivers really beat man coverage? ›

With and withoutfantasy points a game, NYJ, 2025–2026

Justin FieldsQB · 2025
With
3.8
Without
3.8
With: 9 g, 2.4 car, 2.3 tgt a game, 31% snaps · Without: 7 g (25·W3, 25·W12, 25·W13, 25·W14, 25·W15, 25·W16, 25·W17), 3.0 car, 1.0 tgt a game, 24% snaps
Tyrod TaylorQB · 2025
With
1.2
Without
5.0
With: 5 g, 1.2 car, 1.6 tgt a game, 25% snaps · Without: 11 g (25·W1, 25·W4, 25·W5, 25·W6, 25·W8, 25·W10, 25·W11, 25·W14, 25·W15, 25·W16, 25·W17), 3.4 car, 1.8 tgt a game, 30% snaps
Brady CookQB · 2025
With
6.4
Without
2.9
With: 4 g, 4.3 car, 1.5 tgt a game, 28% snaps · Without: 12 g (25·W1, 25·W2, 25·W3, 25·W4, 25·W5, 25·W6, 25·W7, 25·W8, 25·W10, 25·W11, 25·W12, 25·W13), 2.2 car, 1.8 tgt a game, 28% snaps
Breece HallRB · 2025–2026
With
3.4
Without
1.1
With: 18 g, 2.4 car, 1.6 tgt a game, 25% snaps · Without: 2 g (26·W4, 26·W5), 1.0 car, 1.0 tgt a game, 10% snaps

"Without" = games he played and the teammate did not (a QB counts as playing with 10+ attempts). Games either of them left injured are left out. Small samples swing hard. Who benefits when a player gets hurt? ›

06

Team

NYJ
Points a game
18.6
28th of 32
Plays a game
58.0
25th of 32
EPA per play
-0.025
20th of 32
Pass rate over exp.
−6.1%
19th of 32
Red-zone plays a game
6.6
32nd of 32
Motion rate
35%
32nd of 32
Play-action rate
9%
30th of 32
No-huddle rate
4%
18th of 32

New York Jets offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.

Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB

WeekScoreImpliedPass rateQB
W1vs TEN23-1019.040%−13.5Smith24 att
W2vs GB17-2020.562%−1.0Smith41 att
W3vs DET24-3121.370%−1.8Smith37 att
W4vs CHI12-2320.056%−8.4Smith15 att
W5vs CLE17-1220.553%−7.8Smith30 att

Depth chartRB, Oct 14

RB3
Isaiah Davis
RB4
Kene Nwangwu
RB5
Chip Trayanum

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs RBs

W6
@NE
#19
W7
MIA
#29
W8
LV
#21
W9
@KC
#14
W10
BUF
#31
W11
@LAC
#20
W12
@MIA
#29
W13
BYE
W14
DEN
#26
W15
@ARI
#13
W16
NE
#19
W17
MIN
#1
W18
@BUF
#31
Next 4
#21
average rank
Playoffs W15–17
#11
average rank
Bye
W13

Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to RBs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›

Head coach: Aaron Glenn. QB: Geno Smith (most pass attempts, Week 5).

07

Career

Points a game by season
’245.1’254.5’260.7
’244.6’253.8’260.6
’244.1’253.1’260.4

Season by season

YearGRushing / receivingPts/gxFP/g
2026NYJ42-8-0 rush1-9-0 rec on 2 tgt0.6RB95—
2025NYJ1643-236-1 rush21-186-0 rec on 28 tgt3.8RB654.5−0.3
2024NYJ930-174-1 rush9-75-1 rec on 12 tgt4.6RB594.2+7.9

Under points a game: his rank at RB in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected. Routes = share of team dropbacks he ran a route (through 2025).

Red zone and touchdowns

20259 RZ car (15%), 0 inside 5, 0 rush TD vs 0.5 exp · 1 RZ tgt (2%), 0 end-zone, 0 rec TD vs 0.2 exp
20243 RZ car (7%), 0 inside 5, 1 rush TD vs 0.1 exp · 3 RZ tgt (3%), 1 end-zone, 1 rec TD vs 0.8 exp

Floor and ceilingPPR

Boom rate
22%
1.5x his recent average and 10+
Bust rate
35%
half his recent average or less
Week-to-week swing
1.05
CV over 23 games
Middle half of games
0.7–5.2
PPR, 29 games 2023–25

0 of his last 29 games reached 20 PPR; 24 finished under 10. Is there a floor-vs-ceiling trade-off? ›

Every game since 2024

2025 game log 16 games · NYJ · 4.5 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W1vs PIT · D102-18 rush12%1.8
W2vs BUF · D281-6 on 3 tgt21%1.1
W3@ TB · D8no stats13%0.0
W4@ MIA · D283-9 rush · 2-18 on 2 tgt33%3.7
W5vs DAL · D271-5 rush · 3-28 on 4 tgt40%4.8
W6vs DEN · D102-2 rush · 1--1 on 1 tgt26%0.6
W7vs CAR · D142-10 rush · 2-22 on 4 tgt48%4.2
W8@ CIN · D327-65 rush · 5-44 on 5 tgt46%15.4
W10vs CLE · D23-10 rush · 1-1 on 1 tgt29%1.6
W11@ NE · D32-11 rush · 0-0 on 1 tgt28%1.1
W12@ BAL · D224-7 rush29%0.7
W13vs ATL · D290-0 on 1 tgt12%0.0
W14vs MIA · D182-22 rush24%2.2
W15@ JAX · D59-58-1 rush · 1-7 on 1 tgt38%13.0
W16@ NO · D163-8 rush · 4-52 on 4 tgt36%8.0
W17vs NE · D33-11 rush · 1-9 on 1 tgt13%2.5
2024 game log 13 games · NYJ · 3.5 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W3vs NE · D173-6 rush4%0.6
W5@ MIN · D4no stats0%0.0
W6vs BUF · D32no stats0%0.0
W7@ PIT · D71-12 rush2%1.2
W8@ NE · D29no stats0%0.0
W10@ ARI · D251-10 on 1 tgt3%1.5
W11vs IND · D18no stats0%0.0
W13vs SEA · D171-4 rush · 3-28-1 on 3 tgt18%10.7
W14@ MIA · D2110-40-1 rush · 3-27 on 6 tgt53%14.2
W15@ JAX · D315-24 rush · 1-2 on 1 tgt41%3.1
W16vs LA · D153-12 rush14%1.2
W17@ BUF · D303-35 rush · 1-8 on 1 tgt22%4.8
W18vs MIA · D134-41 rush13%4.1
08

Health

No injury designation. Not on the Sleeper injury list as of Oct 10 and not on the Week 6 practice report so far.

2026 injury reportofficial, week by week

W1
FP
W2
✓
W3
✓
W4
✓
W5
✓
W6
•

✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.

Historyofficial injury reports since 2020

YearWeeks listedRuled outListed for
202511Concussion
202410Back

1 games missed 2023–25 (0.50 a season), Concussion.

2 report weeks over 2 seasons; recurring: Back, Concussion. Risk label: moderate.

How long do players take to recover? ›

Teammates on the report

questionable
questionable
questionable

Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›

09

Value

Market Oct 10
1QB value
2,321
#256 overall · RB74 · tier 13
Superflex
1,848
#259 overall · RB69
30 days
+87
90 days +11
Peak
2,375
Oct 3, 2026 · 2% off
1QB dynasty value, last two years
2.5KJul ’262,3212,349

Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.

Where his value could be in a year
677
1,987
3,901

Teal dot = today (2,321). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. RBs about 25 valued near #256 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 94 players' worth).

Closest comparable season

2022 Eno Benjamin (73% match). His dynasty value moved −59.9% over the next 12 months.

Does the dynasty market see breakouts coming? ›

Redraft ADP, final preseason (Sep 12, 2026)

170.2 overall, RB100. ESPN 170.2 · Underdog 216.0

10

Profile

Draft
R5 #173
2024 · 15th RB · NYJ
Age
24.6
22 at the draft
Size
6'0"
218 lb
College
South Dakota St.

Athletic profilepercentile vs RBs at the combine since 2010

Height
6'0"
82
Weight
218 lb
68
40-yard dash
4.57s
41
Vertical
34.5"
49
Broad jump
119"
47
speed
51

College production

YearGRec-Yds-TDYds shareDominator
2023South Dakota State1017-150-16.5%5.5
2022South Dakota State1019-145-07.3%3.7
2021South Dakota State20-0-00.0%0.0

Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.

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Sources: nflverse play-by-play, weekly stats, Next Gen Stats and FTN charting (free public data); official NFL injury reports; Sleeper; GWTTKB rankings, projections and market data. Built 2026-10-14. Every number on this page comes from those files; where a stat is not on file it is left blank, never zero. Nothing here is betting advice.