Start David Montgomery or Bhayshul Tuten? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start David Montgomery over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project David Montgomery at 12.9 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 10.3, a gap of 2.6. Drafters take David Montgomery at ADP 52 and Bhayshul Tuten at 58.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 12.9 fantasy points for David Montgomery, with 80 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 10.3 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts David Montgomery 2.6 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on the books.

Week 2 matchups

David Montgomery and HOU host CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 23.1 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 60 yards and a touchdown against CIN and caught passes for 51 more yards.

Bhayshul Tuten and JAX visit DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 42.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 2nd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 197 yards and a touchdown against DEN and caught passes for 62 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bhayshul Tuten has the softer matchup.

Injury status

David Montgomery is not on the injury report.

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, David Montgomery played 49 percent of HOU snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 67 percent of the red zone chances.

David Montgomery, Week 1 against BUF: 39 of 79 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Through Week 1, Bhayshul Tuten played 49 percent of JAX snaps, took 52 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 1 against CLE: 28 of 57 snaps, 15 carries for 66 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, David Montgomery played 17 games for DET and scored 166.9 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing RB27.

He ran 158 times for 716 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 29 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 37 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

David Montgomery, Week 18 of 2025 against CHI: 8 carries for 42 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 13 yards, 6.5 PPR points.

David Montgomery, Week 17 of 2025 against MIN: 22 of 64 snaps, 10 carries for 25 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 6.0 PPR points.

In 2025, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.

He was on the field for 21 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 5 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 8.3 PPR points.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 15 of 2025 against NYJ: 11 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 16 yards, 1 touchdown, 9.3 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Bucky Irving over David Montgomery.
• Start D'Andre Swift over David Montgomery.
• Start David Montgomery over Jaylen Warren.
• Start Bucky Irving over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Jadarian Price.
• Start Jaylen Warren over Bhayshul Tuten.