Start Rhamondre Stevenson or Bucky Irving? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 9:31 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bucky Irving over Rhamondre Stevenson

Start

Bucky Irving

RB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 11.4; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB: 28.0; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

Sit

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

Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Bucky Irving?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Rhamondre Stevenson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bucky Irving over Rhamondre Stevenson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bucky Irving at 11.4 points and Rhamondre Stevenson at 9.7, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Bucky Irving this week yet, so his 11.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.5 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Bucky Irving at ADP 45 and Rhamondre Stevenson at 61.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bucky Irving yet. His market-based projections were 11.5 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.4, 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 Bucky Irving 1.7 points ahead of Rhamondre Stevenson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Bucky Irving and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 120 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 38 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, Bucky Irving has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Rhamondre Stevenson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Bucky Irving played 61 percent of TB snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 3 against MIN: 36 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 46 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 4 against GB: 37 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 5 against DAL: 39 of 72 snaps, 21 carries for 165 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 6 against PIT: 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 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, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.

He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 Bucky Irving?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Rhamondre Stevenson.
Should I drop Bucky Irving for Rhamondre Stevenson?
No. Keep Bucky Irving: he projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Rhamondre Stevenson.