Sam Darnold or RJ Harvey: who should I start in Week 3?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Sam Darnold: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 131st overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 62.

Drafters have formed no consensus on RJ Harvey: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 153rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 132.

What the sportsbooks price

The books have Sam Darnold at 14.9 PPR points a game off 4 markets across 11 books. That is 80 percent of what a quarterback's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The books have RJ Harvey at 3.5 PPR points a game off 3 markets across 13 books. That is 40 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

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

This season through Week 1

Through Week 1, Sam Darnold has been on the field for 10 percent of SEA snaps, dropped back 3 times and thrown 7.5 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 1 of 3 dropbacks.

In Week 1 against NE he completed 1 of 2 passes for 13 yards and threw 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Through Week 1, RJ Harvey has been on the field for 51 percent of DEN snaps, taken 21 percent of the carries, drawn 15 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 8 third down targets and seen 0 of its 2 two minute targets.

His 4 targets have come 5.5 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 1 against KC he carried 3 times for 18 yards, caught 4 of 4 targets for 23 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Sam Darnold played 17 games and scored 249.4 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing QB13.

He threw for 4048 yards on 477 attempts with 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, and ran for 95 yards and 0 touchdowns.

That came to 28.1 attempts a game at 8.5 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 96 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 RJ Harvey played 17 games and scored 206.6 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing RB20.

He carried 146 times for 540 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 47 of 58 targets for 356 more yards.

That came to 8.6 carries a game at 3.7 yards a carry and 2.8 catches a game.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 17 games that season.

Side by side

In 2025 Sam Darnold scored 14.7 PPR points a game and RJ Harvey 12.2, 2.5 a game between them.

Sam Darnold finished QB13 and RJ Harvey RB20, which are two different ladders.

Sam Darnold is a quarterback and RJ Harvey a running back, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Sam Darnold is off in Week 11 and RJ Harvey in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.