Start Chase Brown or Omarion Hampton? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Chase Brown over Omarion Hampton in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Chase Brown at 14.7 points and Omarion Hampton at 14.9, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Chase Brown at ADP 7 and Omarion Hampton at 8.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 14.7 fantasy points for Chase Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 15.0 fantasy points for Omarion Hampton, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Omarion Hampton 0.2 points ahead of Chase Brown on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Chase Brown and CIN visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 10.5 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 63 yards and no touchdowns against HOU and caught passes for 12 more yards.

Omarion Hampton and LAC host LV on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LV allowed 10.5 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 5th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 35 yards and no touchdowns against LV and caught passes for 30 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Omarion Hampton has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chase Brown is not on the injury report.

Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Chase Brown played 72 percent of CIN snaps, took 62 percent of the carries, drew 18 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

Chase Brown, Week 1 against TB: 46 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 56 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 1, Omarion Hampton played 58 percent of LAC snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Omarion Hampton, Week 1 against ARI: 32 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 43 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chase Brown played 17 games for CIN and scored 282.6 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing RB7.

He ran 232 times for 1019 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 69 of 88 targets for 437 yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chase Brown, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 13 carries for 72 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown, 19.0 PPR points.

Chase Brown, Week 17 of 2025 against ARI: 47 of 77 snaps, 22 carries for 101 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 2 touchdowns, 29.1 PPR points.

In 2025, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.

He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Omarion Hampton, Week 17 of 2025 against HOU: 51 of 63 snaps, 14 carries for 29 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 20.0 PPR points.

Omarion Hampton, Week 16 of 2025 against DAL: 35 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 85 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.5 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Ashton Jeanty over Chase Brown.
• Start Derrick Henry over Chase Brown.
• Start Chase Brown over De'Von Achane.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Omarion Hampton over Breece Hall.
• Start Derrick Henry over Omarion Hampton.