Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. or Mike Washington Jr.? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Mike Washington Jr. over Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Right: 4.1 to 2.3
- MIA D vs RB
- 36.9
- 4th most to RBs (2026)
- Scored
- 4.1
- PPR pts
- Books imply
- 3.8
- fantasy pts
- CLE D vs RB
- 16.3
- 11th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Scored
- 2.3
- PPR pts
Our Week 1 call
Start Mike Washington Jr. over Chris Rodriguez Jr. in Week 1.
Chris Rodriguez Jr. is priced by the books at 3.8 projected points and Mike Washington Jr. is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Mike Washington Jr. at ADP 155 and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 165.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Mike Washington Jr. in Week 1.
Player prop markets imply 3.8 fantasy points for Chris Rodriguez Jr., with 40 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
Week 1 matchups
Mike Washington Jr. and LV host MIA.
MIA allowed 36.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 144 yards and no touchdowns against MIA and caught passes for 45 more yards.
Chris Rodriguez Jr. and JAX host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CLE allowed 16.3 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 11th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 121 yards and no touchdowns against CLE and caught passes for 22 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Mike Washington Jr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Mike Washington Jr. was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Chris Rodriguez Jr. was not on the injury report when the call was made.
How Week 1 went
Mike Washington Jr. scored 4.1 PPR points and Chris Rodriguez Jr. scored 2.3.
The call was right: Mike Washington Jr. outscored Chris Rodriguez Jr. by 1.8.
Mike Washington Jr., Week 1 against MIA: 13 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 41 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 4.1 PPR points.
Mike Washington Jr. finished as the week's RB47 in PPR scoring.
Chris Rodriguez Jr. finished 1.5 points below the 3.8 the props implied.
Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 1 against CLE: 23 of 57 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2.3 PPR points.
Chris Rodriguez Jr. finished as the week's RB62 in PPR scoring.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB43 · JAX · bye 7
2025 vs anytime td line 6-7
- Overall rank
- 167
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 10
Ranked behind
RB54 · LV · bye 13
- Overall rank
- 210
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 11
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board43
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 10 and tier 11
- Board size244 draftable players
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