Start Rachaad White or Jacory Croskey-Merritt? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt over Rachaad White
- PHI D vs RB
- 18.9
- 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
- PHI D vs RB
- 18.9
- 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt over Rachaad White 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 Jacory Croskey-Merritt at ADP 120 and Rachaad White at 136.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jacory Croskey-Merritt in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Rachaad White in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Jacory Croskey-Merritt and WAS visit PHI.
PHI allowed 18.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 13th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 101 yards and a touchdown against PHI and caught passes for -2 more yards.
Rachaad White and WAS visit PHI.
PHI allowed 18.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 13th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 101 yards and a touchdown against PHI and caught passes for -2 more yards.
Injury status
Jacory Croskey-Merritt was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Rachaad White was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jacory Croskey-Merritt played 17 games for WAS and scored 140.3 PPR points, 8.3 a game, finishing RB33.
He ran 175 times for 805 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 9 of 13 targets for 68 yards.
He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 13 carries for 29 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2.9 PPR points.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 28 of 44 snaps, 11 carries for 105 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2 touchdowns, 22.5 PPR points.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 11 of 54 snaps, 8 carries for 25 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 8.5 PPR points.
In 2025, Rachaad White played 17 games for TB and scored 143.0 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB32.
He ran 132 times for 572 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 218 yards.
He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Rachaad White, Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 22 of 67 snaps, 7 carries for 23 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 6.1 PPR points.
Rachaad White, Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 32 of 67 snaps, 2 carries for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 3.7 PPR points.
Rachaad White, Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 25 of 64 snaps, 5 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 8.0 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB28 · WAS · bye 7
2025 vs rec yds line 5-12
- Overall rank
- 56
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
Ranked behind
RB32 · WAS · bye 7
2025 vs anytime td line 3-9
- Overall rank
- 77
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
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 board21
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 4 and tier 6
- Board size244 draftable players
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