Start Bucky Irving or Rhamondre Stevenson? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Bucky Irving
- Market projects
- 15.6
- fantasy pts
- GB D vs RB
- 25.0
- 6th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 64%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 12%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 13.9
- recent weeks avg
- CHI D vs RB
- 18.6
- 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 64%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 11%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Bucky Irving?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 101 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 8 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 93 (11.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Bucky Irving. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Bucky Irving in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Rhamondre Stevenson at 15.6 points and Bucky Irving at 13.9, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Bucky Irving this week yet, so his 13.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (11.9, 14.5 and 15.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Rhamondre Stevenson at ADP 61 and Bucky Irving at 45.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 15.6 fantasy points for Rhamondre Stevenson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Rhamondre Stevenson is 55 rushing yards and 0.8 touchdowns (10 and 7 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Bucky Irving yet. His market-based projections were 11.9, 14.5 and 15.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 13.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Rhamondre Stevenson 1.7 points ahead of Bucky Irving on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Rhamondre Stevenson and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
GB allowed 25.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 95 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB and caught passes for 33 more yards.
Bucky Irving and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.
CHI allowed 18.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 74 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 35 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Rhamondre Stevenson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Rhamondre Stevenson is not on the injury report.
Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Rhamondre Stevenson played 64 percent of NE snaps, took 42 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 7 against CHI: 37 of 54 snaps, 6 carries for 22 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 93 yards, 1 touchdown.
Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 8 against MIA: 19 carries for 82 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 8 yards.
Through Week 8, Bucky Irving played 64 percent of TB snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 45 percent of the red zone chances.
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: 63 of 74 snaps, 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.
Bucky Irving, Week 7 against CAR: 37 of 63 snaps, 24 carries for 106 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Bucky Irving, Week 8 against ATL: 27 carries for 170 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
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.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 101 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 8 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 93 (11.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Bucky Irving. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Bucky Irving for Rhamondre Stevenson?
No. Keep Bucky Irving: he projects 101 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 8 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 93 (11.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Bucky Irving.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Bucky Irving playing Week 9?
- Is Rhamondre Stevenson playing Week 9?
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- Patriots depth chart
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- Week 9 start or sit
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- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
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- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 9 kicker rankings
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