Start De'Von Achane or Derrick Henry? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start De'Von Achane over Derrick Henry
- LV D vs RB
- 10.5
- 5th fewest to RBs (2026)
- IND D vs RB
- 39.1
- 3rd most to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start De'Von Achane over Derrick Henry 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 De'Von Achane at ADP 11 and Derrick Henry at 15.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for De'Von Achane in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Derrick Henry in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
De'Von Achane and MIA visit LV.
LV allowed 10.5 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 5th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 35 yards and no touchdowns against LV and caught passes for 30 more yards.
Derrick Henry and BAL visit IND.
IND allowed 39.1 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 3rd most in the league.
Running backs ran for 162 yards and 3 touchdowns against IND and caught passes for 29 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Derrick Henry has the softer matchup.
Injury status
De'Von Achane was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Derrick Henry was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, De'Von Achane played 16 games for MIA and scored 322.8 PPR points, 20.2 a game, finishing RB5.
He ran 238 times for 1350 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 67 of 85 targets for 488 yards.
He was on the field for 75 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
De'Von Achane, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 41 of 55 snaps, 18 carries for 83 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards, 14.2 PPR points.
De'Von Achane, Week 16 of 2025 against CIN: 42 of 59 snaps, 15 carries for 81 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.0 PPR points.
De'Von Achane, Week 15 of 2025 against PIT: 40 of 50 snaps, 12 carries for 60 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 67 yards, 18.7 PPR points.
In 2025, Derrick Henry played 17 games for BAL and scored 279.5 PPR points, 16.4 a game, finishing RB8.
He ran 307 times for 1595 yards and 16 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 21 targets for 150 yards.
He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Derrick Henry, Week 18 of 2025 against PIT: 20 carries for 126 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 12.6 PPR points.
Derrick Henry, Week 17 of 2025 against GB: 48 of 76 snaps, 36 carries for 216 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 4 touchdowns, 45.6 PPR points.
Derrick Henry, Week 16 of 2025 against NE: 24 of 55 snaps, 18 carries for 128 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2 touchdowns, 22.8 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB9 · MIA · bye 6
2025 vs rush yds line 8-8
- Overall rank
- 22
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
Ranked behind
RB19 · BAL · bye 13
2025 vs rush yds line 6-11
- Overall rank
- 46
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
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 board24
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 4
- Board size244 draftable players
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