Start Kyle Monangai or RJ Harvey? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start RJ Harvey over Kyle Monangai in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project RJ Harvey at 9.7 points and Kyle Monangai at 8.5, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take RJ Harvey at ADP 96 and Kyle Monangai at 105.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 9.7 fantasy points for RJ Harvey, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 8.5 fantasy points for Kyle Monangai, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts RJ Harvey 1.2 points ahead of Kyle Monangai on the books.

Week 2 matchups

RJ Harvey and DEN host JAX on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

JAX allowed 12.6 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 34 yards and no touchdowns against JAX and caught passes for 42 more yards.

Kyle Monangai and CHI host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 6.6 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 66 yards and no touchdowns against MIN and caught passes for 0 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, RJ Harvey has the softer matchup.

Injury status

RJ Harvey is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Kyle Monangai is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, RJ Harvey played 51 percent of DEN snaps, took 21 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 0 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.

Through Week 1, Kyle Monangai played 43 percent of CHI snaps, took 26 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Monangai, Week 1 against CAR: 32 of 75 snaps, 10 carries for 100 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 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.

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.

In 2025, Kyle Monangai played 17 games for CHI and scored 146.7 PPR points, 8.6 a game, finishing RB30.

He ran 169 times for 783 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 18 of 30 targets for 164 yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Kyle Monangai, Week 18 of 2025 against DET: 6 carries for 14 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards, 5.9 PPR points.

Kyle Monangai, Week 17 of 2025 against SF: 27 of 66 snaps, 8 carries for 38 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 9 yards, 7.7 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over RJ Harvey.
• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over RJ Harvey.
• Start J.K. Dobbins over RJ Harvey.
• Start Kyle Monangai over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
• Start Kyle Monangai over Jordan Mason.
• Start Kyle Monangai over Josh Jacobs.