Should I drop RJ Harvey for Kyle Monangai?

Not on these numbers alone. RJ Harvey projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games) and Kyle Monangai 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts RJ Harvey over Kyle Monangai. Kyle Monangai is listed out.

Start RJ Harvey or Kyle Monangai? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 2:56 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start RJ Harvey over Kyle Monangai

Kyle Monangai is listed out, so RJ Harvey starts despite the lower projection.

Start

RJ Harvey

RB · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 9.6; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs RB: 20.4; 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 6
Target share: 18%; Through Week 6

Sit

Kyle Monangai

RB · CHI · vs NE · Out

Market projects: 10.1; recent weeks avg
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 4
Target share: 4%; Through Week 4

Should I drop Kyle Monangai for RJ Harvey?

Not on these numbers alone. Kyle Monangai projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 10 games) and RJ Harvey 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts RJ Harvey over Kyle Monangai. Kyle Monangai is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start RJ Harvey over Kyle Monangai in Week 7.

Kyle Monangai is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start RJ Harvey. Drafters take RJ Harvey at ADP 100 and Kyle Monangai at 115.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kyle Monangai yet. His market-based projections were 7.3 and 12.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for RJ Harvey yet. His market-based projections were 9.1, 10.9 and 8.7 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Kyle Monangai 0.5 points ahead of RJ Harvey on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kyle Monangai and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 39 more yards.

RJ Harvey and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 20.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 25 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kyle Monangai has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kyle Monangai is listed as out with a toe injury.

RJ Harvey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 4, Kyle Monangai played 41 percent of CHI snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 23 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.

Kyle Monangai, Week 2 against MIN: 25 of 74 snaps, 10 carries for 47 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Kyle Monangai, Week 3 against PHI: 22 of 72 snaps, 10 carries for 31 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Monangai, Week 4 against NYJ: 50 of 93 snaps, 30 carries for 146 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 6, RJ Harvey played 41 percent of DEN snaps, took 18 percent of the carries, drew 18 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

RJ Harvey, Week 6 against SEA: 24 of 60 snaps, 6 carries for 25 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

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 Kyle Monangai for RJ Harvey?
Not on these numbers alone. Kyle Monangai projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 10 games) and RJ Harvey 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts RJ Harvey over Kyle Monangai. Kyle Monangai is listed out.
Should I drop RJ Harvey for Kyle Monangai?
Not on these numbers alone. RJ Harvey projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games) and Kyle Monangai 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts RJ Harvey over Kyle Monangai. Kyle Monangai is listed out.