Start Rhamondre Stevenson or Braelon Allen? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Braelon Allen

Stevenson projects lower, 9.7 to 13.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 61 for Stevenson, 180 for Allen.

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Rhamondre Stevenson

RB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 9.7; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB: 18.4; 7th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · vs MIA

Market projects: 13.0; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs RB: 26.1; 6th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Braelon Allen?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Braelon Allen projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 10 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Braelon Allen. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Braelon Allen in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Rhamondre Stevenson at 9.7 points and Braelon Allen at 13.0, a gap of 3.3. Rhamondre Stevenson still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 61 against 180, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Rhamondre Stevenson this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (8.2 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 13.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.1 and 14.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 11.1 and 14.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Rhamondre Stevenson yet. His market-based projections were 8.2 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Braelon Allen 3.3 points ahead of Rhamondre Stevenson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Braelon Allen and NYJ host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 26.1 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 6th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 101 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIA and caught passes for 39 more yards.

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

CHI allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 28 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Rhamondre Stevenson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Braelon Allen played 56 percent of NYJ snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 3 against DET: 34 of 66 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 3 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 14 carries for 59 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 5 against CLE: 60 of 70 snaps, 24 carries for 116 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 6 against NE: 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Through Week 6, Rhamondre Stevenson played 64 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: 14 carries for 36 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.

He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.

He was on the field for 24 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 Braelon Allen?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Braelon Allen projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 10 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Braelon Allen. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Braelon Allen for Rhamondre Stevenson?
No. Keep Braelon Allen: he projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 10 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Braelon Allen.