Rhamondre Stevenson vs. Travis Kelce: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Rhamondre Stevenson. Stevenson is projected for 15.4 PPR points vs 12.5 for Travis Kelce, and faces the 7th-softest defense against RBs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Rhamondre Stevenson vs. Travis Kelce: Week 9 side by side

Rhamondre Stevenson
RB · NE
Travis Kelce
TE · KC
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)15.412.5
Floor (lowest source)13.910.6
Ceiling (highest source)17.613.7
StatChasers projection16.7 (RB9)12.5 (TE6)
Opponentvs GBvs NYJ
Opponent vs. position7th-softest (25.0 pts/g allowed)15th-softest (13.9 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage44% carry share (last 3)20% target share (last 3)
PositionRBTE
Our callSTART · Strong RB1START · Strong TE1

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Rhamondre Stevenson vs. Travis Kelce Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Rhamondre Stevenson or Travis Kelce in Week 9?

Start Rhamondre Stevenson. Stevenson projects for 15.4 PPR points vs GB, against 12.5 for Travis Kelce vs NYJ: a 2.9-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 vs. Travis Kelce: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Rhamondre Stevenson is projected to score more: 15.4 PPR points to 12.5 for Travis Kelce.

The sources range from 13.9 to 17.6 for Stevenson and from 10.6 to 13.7 for Kelce. Even Kelce's highest projection is below Stevenson's lowest.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Rhamondre Stevenson or Travis Kelce?

Rhamondre Stevenson is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Stevenson at 13.9 PPR points, against 10.6 for Travis Kelce.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Rhamondre Stevenson or Travis Kelce?

Rhamondre Stevenson has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Stevenson at 17.6 PPR points, against 13.7 for Travis Kelce.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Rhamondre Stevenson or Travis Kelce?

Rhamondre Stevenson plays GB and Travis Kelce plays NYJ in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Stevenson faces the 7th-softest defense against RBs and Kelce faces the 15th-softest 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.

Who gets more volume, Rhamondre Stevenson or Travis Kelce?

Over his recent games Rhamondre Stevenson has drawn 44% of his team's carries, and Travis Kelce 20% of his team's targets.

Does PPR scoring change Rhamondre Stevenson vs. Travis Kelce?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Travis Kelce.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Rhamondre Stevenson and Travis Kelce playing in Week 9?

Neither Rhamondre Stevenson nor Travis Kelce has an injury designation for Week 9.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Rhamondre Stevenson and Travis Kelce projections come from?

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 Travis Kelce by 5.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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