Start Rhamondre Stevenson or Jadarian Price? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Jadarian Price in Week 1.

De-vigged player props project Rhamondre Stevenson at 11.1 points and Jadarian Price at 6.4, a gap of 4.7. Drafters take Rhamondre Stevenson at ADP 60 and Jadarian Price at 64.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Rhamondre Stevenson, with 80 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 6.4 fantasy points for Jadarian Price, with 33 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Rhamondre Stevenson 4.7 points ahead of Jadarian Price on the books.

Week 1 matchups

Rhamondre Stevenson and NE visit SEA on Wednesday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 18.5 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 12th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 62 yards and no touchdowns against SEA and caught passes for 53 more yards.

Jadarian Price and SEA host NE on Wednesday at 8:20 PM ET.

NE allowed 15.0 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 10th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and no touchdowns against NE and caught passes for 26 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Rhamondre Stevenson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rhamondre Stevenson was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Jadarian Price was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 18 of 2025 against MIA: 7 carries for 131 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards, 3 touchdowns, 35.3 PPR points.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 17 of 2025 against NYJ: 32 of 66 snaps, 8 carries for 47 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 55 yards, 2 touchdowns, 27.2 PPR points.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 16 of 2025 against BAL: 62 of 74 snaps, 8 carries for 51 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown, 17.8 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Rhamondre Stevenson scored 14.5 PPR points and Jadarian Price scored 7.8.

The call was right: Rhamondre Stevenson outscored Jadarian Price by 6.7.

Rhamondre Stevenson finished 3.4 points above the 11.1 the props implied.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 1 against SEA: 60 of 71 snaps, 18 carries for 51 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 14.5 PPR points.

Rhamondre Stevenson finished as the week's RB17 in PPR scoring.

Jadarian Price finished 1.4 points above the 6.4 the props implied.

Jadarian Price, Week 1 against NE: 24 of 50 snaps, 10 carries for 52 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 7.8 PPR points.

Jadarian Price finished as the week's RB37 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bucky Irving over Rhamondre Stevenson.
• Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Chuba Hubbard.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Jadarian Price.
• Start Jadarian Price over Chuba Hubbard.
• Start David Montgomery over Jadarian Price.