Tyler Shough or Rhamondre Stevenson: who should I start in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Tyler Shough: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 56th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 24.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Rhamondre Stevenson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 57th overall on the rest of his evidence.

What the player markets price

The market has Tyler Shough at 17.6 PPR points a game off 4 markets across 8 market sources. That is 80 percent of what a quarterback's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market has Rhamondre Stevenson at 5.4 PPR points a game off 1 market across 6 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Tyler Shough's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 5

Through Week 5, Tyler Shough has been on the field for 100 percent of NO snaps, dropped back 223 times and thrown 8.0 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 36 of 223 dropbacks and scrambled 6 times.

In Week 3 against LV he completed 29 of 42 passes for 255 yards, threw 4 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 1 time for 36 yards.

In Week 4 against ATL he completed 30 of 48 passes for 286 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 5 yards.

In Week 5 against MIN he completed 16 of 25 passes for 96 yards and threw 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Through Week 5, Rhamondre Stevenson has been on the field for 64 percent of NE snaps, taken 40 percent of the carries, drawn 13 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 4 of the offence's 41 third down targets, had 3 of its 10 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 16 two minute targets.

His 19 targets have come 0.4 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 3 against JAX he carried 7 times for 22 yards, caught 3 of 3 targets for 16 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against BUF he carried 13 times for 47 yards, caught 3 of 5 targets for 27 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against LV he carried 13 times for 64 yards, caught 3 of 3 targets for 21 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Tyler Shough played 11 games and scored 164.0 PPR points, 14.9 a game, finishing QB26.

He threw for 2384 yards on 327 attempts with 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns.

That came to 29.7 attempts a game at 7.3 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Rhamondre Stevenson played 14 games and scored 178.8 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing RB25.

He carried 130 times for 603 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 37 targets for 345 more yards.

That came to 9.3 carries a game at 4.6 yards a carry and 2.3 catches a game.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Rhamondre Stevenson was available for 3 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Tyler Shough scored 14.9 PPR points a game and Rhamondre Stevenson 12.8, 2.1 a game between them.

Tyler Shough finished QB26 and Rhamondre Stevenson RB25, which are two different ladders.

Tyler Shough is a quarterback and Rhamondre Stevenson a running back, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Tyler Shough is off in Week 8 and Rhamondre Stevenson in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.