Start Bhayshul Tuten or Rhamondre Stevenson? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 1.

Rhamondre Stevenson is priced by the books at 11.1 projected points. Bhayshul Tuten has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Rhamondre Stevenson at ADP 60 and Bhayshul Tuten at 53.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Bhayshul Tuten in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Rhamondre Stevenson, with 80 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Bhayshul Tuten and JAX host CLE.

CLE allowed 16.3 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 121 yards and no touchdowns against CLE and caught passes for 22 more yards.

Rhamondre Stevenson and NE visit SEA on Wednesday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 18.5 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 12th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 62 yards and no touchdowns against SEA and caught passes for 53 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Rhamondre Stevenson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bhayshul Tuten was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Rhamondre Stevenson was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 18 of 2025 against MIA: 7 carries for 131 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards, 3 touchdowns, 35.3 PPR points.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 17 of 2025 against NYJ: 32 of 66 snaps, 8 carries for 47 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 55 yards, 2 touchdowns, 27.2 PPR points.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 16 of 2025 against BAL: 62 of 74 snaps, 8 carries for 51 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown, 17.8 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Rhamondre Stevenson scored 14.5 PPR points and Bhayshul Tuten scored 9.8.

The call was right: Rhamondre Stevenson outscored Bhayshul Tuten by 4.7.

Rhamondre Stevenson finished 3.4 points above the 11.1 the props implied.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 1 against SEA: 60 of 71 snaps, 18 carries for 51 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 14.5 PPR points.

Rhamondre Stevenson finished as the week's RB17 in PPR scoring.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 1 against CLE: 28 of 57 snaps, 15 carries for 66 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards, 9.8 PPR points.

Bhayshul Tuten finished as the week's RB28 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Bucky Irving over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start D'Andre Swift over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over David Montgomery.
• Start Bucky Irving over Rhamondre Stevenson.
• Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Chuba Hubbard.
• Start Rhamondre Stevenson over David Montgomery.