Start Tyjae Spears or Emari Demercado? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Tyjae Spears over Emari Demercado
- NYJ D vs RB
- 8.8
- 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Tyjae Spears over Emari Demercado 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 Tyjae Spears at ADP 129.3 overall and Emari Demercado at 141.5.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Tyjae Spears in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Emari Demercado in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Tyjae Spears and TEN host NYJ.
NYJ allowed 8.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 47 yards and no touchdowns against NYJ and caught passes for 11 more yards.
Injury status
Tyjae Spears was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Emari Demercado was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Tyjae Spears played 13 games for TEN and scored 111.7 PPR points, 8.6 a game, finishing RB44.
He ran 72 times for 283 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 45 of 50 targets for 264 yards.
He was on the field for 46 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Tyjae Spears, Week 18 of 2025 against JAX: 3 carries for 18 yards, 7 targets and 7 catches for 9 yards, 9.7 PPR points.
Tyjae Spears, Week 17 of 2025 against NO: 39 of 74 snaps, 6 carries for 2 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -1 yards, 1.1 PPR points.
Tyjae Spears, Week 16 of 2025 against KC: 34 of 73 snaps, 13 carries for 52 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 53 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.5 PPR points.
In 2025, Emari Demercado played 13 games for ARI and scored 58.3 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing RB65.
He ran 44 times for 312 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 13 of 20 targets for 101 yards.
He was on the field for 23 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Emari Demercado, Week 18 of 2025 against LAR: 2 carries for 29 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 28 yards, 6.7 PPR points.
Emari Demercado, Week 17 of 2025 against CIN: 30 of 57 snaps, 5 carries for 11 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 4.0 PPR points.
Emari Demercado, Week 16 of 2025 against ATL: 18 of 57 snaps, 5 carries for 30 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 3.0 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
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