Start Emanuel Wilson or Rhamondre Stevenson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Emanuel Wilson

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Rhamondre Stevenson

RB · NE · at MIA

Market projects: 12.6; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs RB: 26.4; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

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Emanuel Wilson

RB · SEA · vs CHI

Market projects: 12.5; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB: 18.6; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 82 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 7
Target share: 4%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Emanuel Wilson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Emanuel Wilson projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.7 a game over 9 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 96 (10.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Emanuel Wilson. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Emanuel Wilson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Rhamondre Stevenson at 12.6 points and Emanuel Wilson at 12.5, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Rhamondre Stevenson this week yet, so his 12.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (11.2, 14.1 and 12.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson this week yet, so his 12.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (14.2, 12.7 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Rhamondre Stevenson yet. His market-based projections were 11.2, 14.1 and 12.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 12.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Rhamondre Stevenson is 0.8 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 14.2, 12.7 and 10.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 12.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Rhamondre Stevenson 0.1 points ahead of Emanuel Wilson on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Rhamondre Stevenson and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 26.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA and caught passes for 46 more yards.

Emanuel Wilson and SEA host CHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 18.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 74 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 35 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Rhamondre Stevenson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rhamondre Stevenson is not on the injury report.

Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Rhamondre Stevenson played 64 percent of NE snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 4 against BUF: 50 of 76 snaps, 13 carries for 47 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Through Week 7, Emanuel Wilson played 41 percent of SEA snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 6 against DEN: 27 of 85 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 7 against KC: 33 of 69 snaps, 24 carries for 100 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.

He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Emanuel Wilson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Emanuel Wilson projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.7 a game over 9 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 96 (10.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Emanuel Wilson. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Rhamondre Stevenson?
No. Keep Emanuel Wilson: he projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.7 a game over 9 games), Rhamondre Stevenson 96 (10.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Emanuel Wilson.

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