Start Rhamondre Stevenson or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Aaron Jones Sr.

Stevenson projects lower, 9.7 to 16.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 61 for Stevenson, 110 for Jones.

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Rhamondre Stevenson

RB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 9.7; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB: 18.4; 7th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

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Aaron Jones Sr.

RB · MIN · vs IND · Questionable

Market projects: 16.4; recent weeks avg
IND D vs RB: 26.8; 5th most to RBs (2026)

Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Aaron Jones Sr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Aaron Jones Sr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Rhamondre Stevenson at 9.7 points and Aaron Jones Sr. at 16.4, a gap of 6.7. Rhamondre Stevenson still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 61 against 110, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Rhamondre Stevenson this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (8.2 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. this week yet, so his 16.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (16.6 and 16.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 16.7 and 16.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 16.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Rhamondre Stevenson yet. His market-based projections were 8.2 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Aaron Jones Sr. 6.7 points ahead of Rhamondre Stevenson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 100 yards and a touchdown a game against IND and caught passes for 53 more yards.

Rhamondre Stevenson and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 28 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Aaron Jones Sr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Aaron Jones Sr. is listed as questionable with a leg injury.

Rhamondre Stevenson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Rhamondre Stevenson played 64 percent of NE snaps, took 40 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 3 against JAX: 33 of 63 snaps, 7 carries for 22 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 4 against BUF: 50 of 76 snaps, 13 carries for 47 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 5 against LV: 53 of 75 snaps, 13 carries for 64 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 6 against NYJ: 14 carries for 36 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Aaron Jones Sr. played 12 games for MIN and scored 118.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing RB41.

He ran 132 times for 548 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 28 of 41 targets for 199 yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DET: 35 of 54 snaps, 18 carries for 53 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against NYG: 39 of 61 snaps, 21 carries for 85 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 11.3 PPR points.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 15 of 2025 against DAL: 32 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 34 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 9.5 PPR points.

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

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

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

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Aaron Jones Sr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Rhamondre Stevenson?
No. Keep Aaron Jones Sr.: he projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Aaron Jones Sr. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.