Start Rhamondre Stevenson or Ashton Jeanty? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 2:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ashton Jeanty over Rhamondre Stevenson

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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 15.5; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs RB: 19.6; 12th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

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Rhamondre Stevenson

RB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 12.9; fantasy pts
CHI D vs RB: 17.0; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 35 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 63%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Ashton Jeanty?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 163 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 10 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Rhamondre Stevenson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over Rhamondre Stevenson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 15.5 points and Rhamondre Stevenson at 12.9, a gap of 2.6. No player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty this week yet, so his 15.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (15.8, 14.4 and 16.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Ashton Jeanty at ADP 25 and Rhamondre Stevenson at 61.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty yet. His market-based projections were 15.8, 14.5 and 16.1 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 15.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 0.7 touchdowns (8 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.9 fantasy points for Rhamondre Stevenson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rhamondre Stevenson is 44 rushing yards, 19 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (11, 12, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Ashton Jeanty 2.6 points ahead of Rhamondre Stevenson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Ashton Jeanty and LV host LAR on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAR allowed 19.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 93 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against LAR and caught passes for 40 more yards.

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

CHI allowed 17.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 79 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 23 more yards.

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

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Rhamondre Stevenson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Ashton Jeanty played 70 percent of LV snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 5 against NE: 32 of 60 snaps, 10 carries for 27 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 50 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 6 against BUF: 38 of 66 snaps, 10 carries for 22 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Rhamondre Stevenson played 63 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: 41 of 68 snaps, 14 carries for 36 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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 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 Ashton Jeanty?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 163 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 10 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Rhamondre Stevenson.
Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Rhamondre Stevenson?
No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 163 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 10 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Rhamondre Stevenson.