Start Ashton Jeanty or Rhamondre Stevenson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Ashton Jeanty in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Rhamondre Stevenson at 12.1 points and Ashton Jeanty at 16.0, a gap of 3.9.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.0 fantasy points for Ashton Jeanty, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Ashton Jeanty at 59.5 rushing yards, 24.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 49% chance to score a touchdown (14, 16, 14 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.1 fantasy points for Rhamondre Stevenson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Rhamondre Stevenson at 38.5 rushing yards, 17.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 48% chance to score a touchdown (12, 9, 10 and 15 market sources).

That puts Ashton Jeanty 3.9 points ahead of Rhamondre Stevenson on the market projections.

Week 5 matchups

Ashton Jeanty and LV visit NE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 90 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 32 more yards.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Rhamondre Stevenson is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Ashton Jeanty played 76 percent of LV snaps, took 70 percent of the carries, drew 18 percent of the targets and had 54 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 2 against LAC: 51 of 63 snaps, 21 carries for 48 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 15 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 3 against NO: 59 of 70 snaps, 19 carries for 56 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 68 yards.

Through Week 4, Rhamondre Stevenson played 62 percent of NE snaps, took 38 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 1 against SEA: 60 of 71 snaps, 18 carries for 51 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 2 against PIT: 20 of 55 snaps, 6 carries for 43 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

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.

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.

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 5 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Braelon Allen over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Rhamondre Stevenson.
• Start Braelon Allen over Rhamondre Stevenson.