Start Rhamondre Stevenson. Stevenson is projected for 15.4 PPR points vs 12.1 for Isaiah Likely, and faces the 7th-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Rhamondre Stevenson RB · NE | Isaiah Likely TE · NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 15.4 | 12.1 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 13.9 | 11.5 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 17.6 | 12.7 |
| StatChasers projection | 16.7 (RB9) | 12.0 (TE8) |
| Opponent | vs GB | vs PHI |
| Opponent vs. position | 7th-softest (25.0 pts/g allowed) | 3rd-toughest (9.5 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 44% carry share (last 3) | 23% target share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | TE |
| Our call | START · Strong RB1 | START · TE1 |
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Start Rhamondre Stevenson. Stevenson projects for 15.4 PPR points vs GB, against 12.1 for Isaiah Likely vs PHI: a 3.3-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Rhamondre Stevenson is projected to score more: 15.4 PPR points to 12.1 for Isaiah Likely.
The sources range from 13.9 to 17.6 for Stevenson and from 11.5 to 12.7 for Likely. Even Likely's highest projection is below Stevenson's lowest.
Rhamondre Stevenson is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Stevenson at 13.9 PPR points, against 11.5 for Isaiah Likely.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Rhamondre Stevenson has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Stevenson at 17.6 PPR points, against 12.7 for Isaiah Likely.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Rhamondre Stevenson plays GB and Isaiah Likely plays PHI in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Stevenson faces the 7th-softest defense against RBs and Likely faces the 3rd-toughest defense against TEs, so Rhamondre Stevenson has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
Over his recent games Rhamondre Stevenson has drawn 44% of his team's carries, and Isaiah Likely 23% of his team's targets.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Isaiah Likely.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Rhamondre Stevenson nor Isaiah Likely has an injury designation for Week 9.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Rhamondre Stevenson is projected by 6 of them and Isaiah Likely by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.