Start Rhamondre Stevenson or Brian Robinson? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 11:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Brian Robinson

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Rhamondre Stevenson

RB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 13.0; 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

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Brian Robinson

RB · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 6.5; fantasy pts
SF D vs RB: 22.9; 11th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 37 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 31%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Brian Robinson for Rhamondre Stevenson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Rhamondre Stevenson projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 10 games), Brian Robinson 42 (4.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Brian Robinson, 13.0 to 6.5 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Brian Robinson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Rhamondre Stevenson at 13.0 points and Brian Robinson at 6.5, a gap of 6.5. Brian Robinson's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Rhamondre Stevenson at ADP 61 and Brian Robinson at 210.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.5 fantasy points for Brian Robinson, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brian Robinson is 27 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (5 and 6 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.0 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 (13, 8, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Rhamondre Stevenson 6.5 points ahead of Brian Robinson on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Brian Robinson and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 22.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 43 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, Brian Robinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brian Robinson is not on the injury report.

Rhamondre Stevenson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Brian Robinson played 31 percent of ATL snaps, took 31 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Brian Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 19 of 71 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brian Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 24 of 57 snaps, 14 carries for 62 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Brian Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 14 of 64 snaps, 7 carries for 16 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Brian Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 10 of 55 snaps, 2 carries for 1 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

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, Brian Robinson played 17 games for SF and scored 62.5 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing RB63.

He ran 92 times for 400 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 8 of 12 targets for 25 yards.

He was on the field for 17 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 Brian Robinson for Rhamondre Stevenson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Rhamondre Stevenson projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 10 games), Brian Robinson 42 (4.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Brian Robinson, 13.0 to 6.5 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Brian Robinson?
No. Keep Rhamondre Stevenson: he projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 10 games), Brian Robinson 42 (4.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Brian Robinson, 13.0 to 6.5 projected PPR points.