Start Rhamondre Stevenson or Kendre Miller? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 12:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Kendre Miller

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Rhamondre Stevenson

RB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 13.0; fantasy pts
CHI D vs RB: 17.0; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 35 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 63%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

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Kendre Miller

RB · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 8.1; fantasy pts
PIT D vs RB: 20.4; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 30%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kendre Miller for Rhamondre Stevenson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Rhamondre Stevenson projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 10 games), Kendre Miller 52 (5.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Kendre Miller, 13.0 to 8.1 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Kendre Miller in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Rhamondre Stevenson at 13.0 points and Kendre Miller at 8.1, a gap of 4.8.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.1 fantasy points for Kendre Miller, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kendre Miller is 45 rushing yards and 0-1 touchdowns (11 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.0 fantasy points for Rhamondre Stevenson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rhamondre Stevenson is 44 rushing yards, 19 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (13, 12, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Rhamondre Stevenson 4.8 points ahead of Kendre Miller on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kendre Miller and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 20.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 35 more yards.

Rhamondre Stevenson and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 17.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 79 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 23 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kendre Miller has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kendre Miller is not on the injury report.

Rhamondre Stevenson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kendre Miller played 30 percent of NO snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

Kendre Miller, Week 3 against LV: 14 of 74 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Kendre Miller, Week 4 against ATL: 19 of 74 snaps, 6 carries for 9 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

Kendre Miller, Week 5 against MIN: 14 of 45 snaps, 10 carries for 30 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kendre Miller, Week 6 against NYG: 32 of 72 snaps, 20 carries for 70 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Rhamondre Stevenson played 63 percent of NE snaps, took 40 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 5 against LV: 53 of 75 snaps, 13 carries for 64 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 6 against NYJ: 41 of 68 snaps, 14 carries for 36 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kendre Miller played 7 games for NO and scored 33.3 PPR points, 4.8 a game, finishing RB79.

He ran 47 times for 193 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 5 of 5 targets for 30 yards.

He was on the field for 24 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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Kendre Miller for Rhamondre Stevenson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Rhamondre Stevenson projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 10 games), Kendre Miller 52 (5.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Kendre Miller, 13.0 to 8.1 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Kendre Miller?
No. Keep Rhamondre Stevenson: he projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 10 games), Kendre Miller 52 (5.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Kendre Miller, 13.0 to 8.1 projected PPR points.