Start Rhamondre Stevenson or Jacory Croskey-Merritt? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Jacory Croskey-Merritt in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Rhamondre Stevenson at 12.0 points and Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 11.2, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jacory Croskey-Merritt's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.2 fantasy points for Jacory Croskey-Merritt, with 90 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 52.5 rushing yards, with a 38% chance to score a touchdown (15 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.0 fantasy points for Rhamondre Stevenson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Rhamondre Stevenson at 38.5 rushing yards, 17.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 47% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10, 10 and 16 market sources).

That puts Rhamondre Stevenson 0.8 points ahead of Jacory Croskey-Merritt on the market projections.

Injury status

Jacory Croskey-Merritt is not on the injury report.

Rhamondre Stevenson is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Jacory Croskey-Merritt played 47 percent of WAS snaps, took 48 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 21 percent of the red zone chances.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 1 against PHI: 34 of 70 snaps, 16 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 2 against DAL: 26 of 71 snaps, 12 carries for 43 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 3 against SEA: 39 of 69 snaps, 19 carries for 36 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 4 against IND: 29 of 64 snaps, 9 carries for 15 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards.

Through Week 4, Rhamondre Stevenson played 62 percent of NE snaps, took 38 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 1 against SEA: 60 of 71 snaps, 18 carries for 51 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 2 against PIT: 20 of 55 snaps, 6 carries for 43 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 3 against JAX: 33 of 63 snaps, 7 carries for 22 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

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.

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.

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.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
• Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
• Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Rhamondre Stevenson.