Start David Montgomery or D'Andre Swift? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start D'Andre Swift over David Montgomery in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project D'Andre Swift at 13.7 points and David Montgomery at 12.9, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take D'Andre Swift at ADP 44 and David Montgomery at 52.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 13.7 fantasy points for D'Andre Swift, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 12.9 fantasy points for David Montgomery, with 80 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts D'Andre Swift 0.8 points ahead of David Montgomery on the books.

Week 2 matchups

D'Andre Swift and CHI host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 6.6 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 66 yards and no touchdowns against MIN and caught passes for 0 more yards.

David Montgomery and HOU host CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 23.1 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 60 yards and a touchdown against CIN and caught passes for 51 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, David Montgomery has the softer matchup.

Injury status

D'Andre Swift is listed as questionable with a knee injury.

David Montgomery is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, D'Andre Swift played 57 percent of CHI snaps, took 46 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 46 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 1 against CAR: 43 of 75 snaps, 18 carries for 124 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 10 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Through Week 1, David Montgomery played 49 percent of HOU snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 67 percent of the red zone chances.

David Montgomery, Week 1 against BUF: 39 of 79 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.

He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

D'Andre Swift, Week 18 of 2025 against DET: 10 carries for 40 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards, 5.8 PPR points.

D'Andre Swift, Week 17 of 2025 against SF: 39 of 66 snaps, 9 carries for 54 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 25 yards, 2 touchdowns, 21.9 PPR points.

In 2025, David Montgomery played 17 games for DET and scored 166.9 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing RB27.

He ran 158 times for 716 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 29 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 37 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

David Montgomery, Week 18 of 2025 against CHI: 8 carries for 42 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 13 yards, 6.5 PPR points.

David Montgomery, Week 17 of 2025 against MIN: 22 of 64 snaps, 10 carries for 25 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 6.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Ashton Jeanty over D'Andre Swift.
• Start Bucky Irving over D'Andre Swift.
• Start D'Andre Swift over Cam Skattebo.
• Start David Montgomery over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bucky Irving over David Montgomery.
• Start David Montgomery over Jaylen Warren.