Should I start Efton Chism III or Omarion Hampton in Week 8?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Efton Chism III, and the board ranks him 145th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Omarion Hampton, and the board ranks him 146th overall on the rest of his evidence.

By format he goes standard: ADP 7; 2QB: ADP 22.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Efton Chism III is 5.0 PPR points a game off 2 markets across 12 market sources. That is 70 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Omarion Hampton is 2.3 PPR points a game off 1 market across 10 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a running back's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Efton Chism III's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season so far

Through Week 7, Efton Chism III has been on the field for 63 percent of NE snaps, drawn 3 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 5 third down targets and seen 0 of its 6 two minute targets.

His 1 target have averaged 3.0 air yards.

In Week 7 against CHI he caught 1 of 1 target for 16 yards and did not score.

Through Week 6, Omarion Hampton has been on the field for 46 percent of LAC snaps, taken 47 percent of the carries, drawn 6 percent of the targets and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 56 third down targets, had 4 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 26 two minute targets.

His 10 targets have come 1.8 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 4 against SEA he carried 9 times for 45 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for 8 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against DEN he carried 14 times for 33 yards, caught 1 of 1 target for 6 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against KC he carried 7 times for 18 yards, caught 4 of 4 targets for 21 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Efton Chism III played 8 games and scored 16.5 PPR points, 2.1 a game.

He caught 3 of 3 targets for 75 yards and 1 touchdown, with 1 red zone target.

That came to 0.4 targets a game, a 100 percent catch rate and 25.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 14 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Omarion Hampton played 9 games and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.

He carried 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 more yards.

That came to 13.8 carries a game at 4.4 yards a carry and 3.6 catches a game.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Omarion Hampton was available for 1 game more.

Side by side

In 2025 Omarion Hampton scored 15.1 PPR points a game and Efton Chism III 2.1, 13.0 a game between them.

Efton Chism III is a wide receiver and Omarion Hampton a running back, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Omarion Hampton is off in Week 7. No bye is listed for Efton Chism III.