Start RJ Harvey or Jacory Croskey-Merritt? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start RJ Harvey over Jacory Croskey-Merritt in Week 6.

Market-based projections have RJ Harvey at 8.8 points and Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 7.7, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.8 fantasy points for RJ Harvey, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for RJ Harvey is 15 rushing yards, 21 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13, 11 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.7 fantasy points for Jacory Croskey-Merritt, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jacory Croskey-Merritt is 40 rushing yards, with a 35% chance to score a touchdown (12 and 12 market sources).

That puts RJ Harvey 1.1 points ahead of Jacory Croskey-Merritt on the market projections.

Injury status

RJ Harvey is not on the injury report.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, RJ Harvey played 42 percent of DEN snaps, took 17 percent of the carries, drew 19 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

RJ Harvey, Week 1 against KC: 26 of 51 snaps, 3 carries for 18 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 23 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 3 against LAR: 24 of 67 snaps, 2 carries for 6 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 41 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 4 against SF: 29 of 65 snaps, 7 carries for 25 yards, 10 targets and 10 catches for 68 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 5 against LAC: 23 of 62 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 5, Jacory Croskey-Merritt played 45 percent of WAS snaps, took 46 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 5 against NYG: 22 of 62 snaps, 11 carries for 82 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Alvin Kamara over RJ Harvey.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over RJ Harvey.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over RJ Harvey.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.