Start Rhamondre Stevenson or D'Andre Swift? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start D'Andre Swift over Rhamondre Stevenson

- Market projects
- 15.9
- recent weeks avg
- TB D vs RB
- 17.8
- 3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 60%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 11%
- Through Week 7

- 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
Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for D'Andre Swift?
Yes, on the rest of the season. D'Andre Swift projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 93 (11.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Rhamondre Stevenson.
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Our Week 9 call
Start D'Andre Swift over Rhamondre Stevenson in Week 9.
Market-based projections have D'Andre Swift at 15.9 points and Rhamondre Stevenson at 15.6, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for D'Andre Swift this week yet, so his 15.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (16.0, 16.3 and 15.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take D'Andre Swift at ADP 40 and Rhamondre Stevenson at 61.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for D'Andre Swift yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 16.3 and 15.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
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).
That puts D'Andre Swift 0.3 points ahead of Rhamondre Stevenson on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
D'Andre Swift and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.
TB allowed 17.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 65 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against TB and caught passes for 37 more yards.
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.
By points allowed to the position, Rhamondre Stevenson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.
Rhamondre Stevenson is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 7, D'Andre Swift played 60 percent of CHI snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.
D'Andre Swift, Week 4 against NYJ: 33 of 93 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.
D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.
D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.
D'Andre Swift, Week 7 against NE: 59 of 69 snaps, 22 carries for 78 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.
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.
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.
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.
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 D'Andre Swift?
Yes, on the rest of the season. D'Andre Swift projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 93 (11.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Rhamondre Stevenson.
Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Rhamondre Stevenson?
No. Keep D'Andre Swift: he projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 93 (11.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Rhamondre Stevenson.
Week 9 on the board
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