Start Ashton Jeanty or Omarion Hampton? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over Omarion Hampton in Week 1.

Omarion Hampton is priced by the books at 7.0 projected points and Ashton Jeanty is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Ashton Jeanty at ADP 21 and Omarion Hampton at 22.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Ashton Jeanty in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 7.1 fantasy points for Omarion Hampton, with 40 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Ashton Jeanty and LV host MIA.

MIA allowed 36.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 144 yards and no touchdowns against MIA and caught passes for 45 more yards.

Omarion Hampton and LAC host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

ARI allowed 9.2 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 52 yards and a touchdown against ARI and caught passes for 0 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ashton Jeanty has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Omarion Hampton was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ashton Jeanty played 17 games for LV and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.

He ran 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 18 of 2025 against KC: 26 carries for 87 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 7 yards, 12.4 PPR points.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 17 of 2025 against NYG: 48 of 59 snaps, 16 carries for 60 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards, 9.3 PPR points.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 16 of 2025 against HOU: 50 of 54 snaps, 24 carries for 128 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 60 yards, 2 touchdowns, 31.8 PPR points.

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

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

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

Omarion Hampton, Week 17 of 2025 against HOU: 51 of 63 snaps, 14 carries for 29 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 20.0 PPR points.

Omarion Hampton, Week 16 of 2025 against DAL: 35 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 85 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.5 PPR points.

Omarion Hampton, Week 15 of 2025 against KC: 24 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 61 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 7.5 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Ashton Jeanty scored 32.7 PPR points and Omarion Hampton scored 8.3.

The call was right: Ashton Jeanty outscored Omarion Hampton by 24.4.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 1 against MIA: 50 of 68 snaps, 23 carries for 102 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 45 yards, 2 touchdowns, 32.7 PPR points.

Ashton Jeanty finished as the week's RB4 in PPR scoring.

Omarion Hampton finished 1.3 points above the 7.1 the props implied.

Omarion Hampton, Week 1 against ARI: 32 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 43 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 8.3 PPR points.

Omarion Hampton finished as the week's RB33 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Ashton Jeanty over Breece Hall.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Chase Brown.
• Start Derrick Henry over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Breece Hall over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Derrick Henry over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Omarion Hampton over Javonte Williams.