Start David Montgomery or Jadarian Price? Week 1
Locked at kickoff. Graded after.
Start David Montgomery over Jadarian Price
Final: 28.9 to 7.8
- BUF D vs RB
- 33.9
- 7th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 49%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 8%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 28.9
- PPR pts
- NE D vs RB
- 15.0
- 10th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 48%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 8%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 7.8
- PPR pts
Our Week 1 call
Start David Montgomery over Jadarian Price in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take David Montgomery at ADP 52 and Jadarian Price at 61.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for David Montgomery in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jadarian Price in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
David Montgomery and HOU host BUF.
BUF allowed 33.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 7th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns against BUF and caught passes for 17 more yards.
Jadarian Price 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.
By points allowed to the position, David Montgomery has the softer matchup.
Injury status
David Montgomery was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Jadarian Price was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
David Montgomery, Week 16 of 2025 against PIT: 13 of 74 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1.4 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB16 · HOU · bye 8
2025 vs rush yds line 5-12
- Overall rank
- 26
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
Ranked behind
RB21 · SEA · bye 11
- Overall rank
- 54
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 7
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. This call locked at kickoff and was not edited 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 board28
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 6 and tier 7
- Board size242 draftable players
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