Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. or Zach Charbonnet? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Zach Charbonnet
- CLE D vs RB
- 16.3
- 11th fewest to RBs (2026)
- NE D vs RB
- 15.0
- 10th fewest to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Zach Charbonnet in Week 1.
Zach Charbonnet is on the PUP list, so this is not a close call: start Chris Rodriguez Jr.. Drafters take Chris Rodriguez Jr. at ADP 141 and Zach Charbonnet at 134.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Zach Charbonnet in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Chris Rodriguez Jr. in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Zach Charbonnet and SEA host NE.
NE allowed 15.0 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 10th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 84 yards and no touchdowns against NE and caught passes for 26 more yards.
Chris Rodriguez Jr. and JAX host CLE.
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, Chris Rodriguez Jr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Zach Charbonnet was listed as pup when the call was made.
Chris Rodriguez Jr. was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Zach Charbonnet played 16 games for SEA and scored 181.4 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing RB24.
He ran 184 times for 730 yards and 12 touchdowns, and caught 20 of 24 targets for 144 yards.
He was on the field for 49 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Zach Charbonnet, Week 18 of 2025 against SF: 39 of 69 snaps, 17 carries for 74 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.7 PPR points.
Zach Charbonnet, Week 17 of 2025 against CAR: 35 of 66 snaps, 18 carries for 110 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards, 2 touchdowns, 26.2 PPR points.
Zach Charbonnet, Week 16 of 2025 against LAR: 38 of 68 snaps, 9 carries for 32 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown, 17.4 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB43 · JAX · bye 7
2025 vs anytime td line 6-7
- Overall rank
- 168
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 10
Ranked behind
RB52 · SEA · bye 11
2025 vs carries line 10-6
- Overall rank
- 201
- 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 board33
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 10 and tier 11
- Board size244 draftable players
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