Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt or RJ Harvey? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start RJ Harvey over Jacory Croskey-Merritt
- KC D vs RB
- 11.7
- 7th fewest to RBs (2026)
- PHI D vs RB
- 18.9
- 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start RJ Harvey over Jacory Croskey-Merritt 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 RJ Harvey at ADP 93.4 overall and Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 114.5.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for RJ Harvey in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jacory Croskey-Merritt in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
RJ Harvey and DEN visit KC.
KC allowed 11.7 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 7th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 54 yards and no touchdowns against KC and caught passes for 23 more yards.
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.
By points allowed to the position, Jacory Croskey-Merritt has the softer matchup.
Injury status
RJ Harvey was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt was listed as questionable when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, RJ Harvey played 17 games for DEN and scored 206.6 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing RB20.
He ran 146 times for 540 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 47 of 58 targets for 356 yards.
He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
RJ Harvey, Week 18 of 2025 against LAC: 15 carries for 28 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards, 4.3 PPR points.
RJ Harvey, Week 17 of 2025 against KC: 47 of 72 snaps, 14 carries for 43 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 33 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.6 PPR points.
RJ Harvey, Week 16 of 2025 against JAX: 39 of 66 snaps, 7 carries for 50 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 71 yards, 1 touchdown, 22.1 PPR points.
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.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB32 · WAS · bye 7
2025 vs anytime td line 3-9
- Overall rank
- 77
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
Ranked behind
RB42 · DEN · bye 10
2025 vs carries line 5-12
- Overall rank
- 164
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 10
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 board87
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 6 and tier 10
- Board size244 draftable players
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