Start Rhamondre Stevenson. Stevenson is projected for 13.6 PPR points vs 7.4 for Kenny Gainwell, and faces the 4th-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Rhamondre Stevenson RB · NE | Kenny Gainwell RB · TB | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 13.6 | 7.4 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 10.5 | 6.8 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 15.9 | 7.8 |
| StatChasers projection | 14.2 (RB19) | 7.5 (RB33) |
| Opponent | vs MIA | vs ATL |
| Opponent vs. position | 4th-softest (26.4 pts/g allowed) | 8th-softest (24.6 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 39% carry share (last 3) | 18% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | START · RB2 | FLEX · Flex |
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Start Rhamondre Stevenson. Stevenson projects for 13.6 PPR points vs MIA, against 7.4 for Kenny Gainwell vs ATL: a 6.2-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: 13.6 PPR points to 7.4 for Kenny Gainwell.
The sources range from 10.5 to 15.9 for Stevenson and from 6.8 to 7.8 for Gainwell. Even Gainwell's highest projection is below Stevenson's lowest.
Rhamondre Stevenson is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Stevenson at 10.5 PPR points, against 6.8 for Kenny Gainwell.
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 15.9 PPR points, against 7.8 for Kenny Gainwell.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Rhamondre Stevenson plays MIA and Kenny Gainwell plays ATL in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Stevenson faces the 4th-softest defense against RBs and Gainwell faces the 8th-softest defense against RBs, 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 39% of his team's carries, and Kenny Gainwell 18% of his team's carries.
Rhamondre Stevenson has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Rhamondre Stevenson nor Kenny Gainwell has an injury designation for Week 8.
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 Kenny Gainwell by 4.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.