Start Saquon Barkley or De'Von Achane? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Saquon Barkley over De'Von Achane in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Saquon Barkley at 15.5 points and De'Von Achane at 13.6, a gap of 1.9. Drafters take Saquon Barkley at ADP 18 and De'Von Achane at 11.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 13.6 fantasy points for De'Von Achane, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 15.5 fantasy points for Saquon Barkley, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Saquon Barkley 1.9 points ahead of De'Von Achane on the books.

Week 2 matchups

De'Von Achane and MIA visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 24.3 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 114 yards and a touchdown against SF and caught passes for 29 more yards.

Saquon Barkley and PHI visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 23.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 142 yards and a touchdown against TEN and caught passes for 16 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, De'Von Achane has the softer matchup.

Injury status

De'Von Achane is not on the injury report.

Saquon Barkley is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, De'Von Achane played 86 percent of MIA snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 19 percent of the targets and had 75 percent of the red zone chances.

De'Von Achane, Week 1 against LV: 48 of 56 snaps, 11 carries for 36 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

Through Week 1, Saquon Barkley played 71 percent of PHI snaps, took 65 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Saquon Barkley, Week 1 against WAS: 39 of 55 snaps, 15 carries for 83 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -3 yards.

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.

In 2025, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.

He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Saquon Barkley, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 43 of 54 snaps, 19 carries for 68 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 6.8 PPR points.

Saquon Barkley, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 54 of 70 snaps, 21 carries for 132 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.2 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Bijan Robinson over De'Von Achane.
• Start Chase Brown over De'Von Achane.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over De'Von Achane.
• Start Saquon Barkley over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Saquon Barkley.
• Start Saquon Barkley over Chase Brown.