Start Tyjae Spears or Najee Harris? Week 1
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Start Tyjae Spears over Najee Harris
- NYJ D vs RB
- 8.8
- 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 50%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 14%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 4.4
- PPR pts
- DAL D vs RB
- 27.3
- 9th most to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Tyjae Spears over Najee Harris in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take Tyjae Spears at ADP 131 and Najee Harris at 156.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Tyjae Spears in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Najee Harris in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Tyjae Spears and TEN host NYJ.
NYJ allowed 8.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 47 yards and no touchdowns against NYJ and caught passes for 11 more yards.
Najee Harris and NYG host DAL.
DAL allowed 27.3 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 9th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 111 yards and a touchdown against DAL and caught passes for 22 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Najee Harris has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Tyjae Spears was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Najee Harris was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Tyjae Spears played 13 games for TEN and scored 111.7 PPR points, 8.6 a game, finishing RB44.
He ran 72 times for 283 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 45 of 50 targets for 264 yards.
He was on the field for 46 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Tyjae Spears, Week 18 of 2025 against JAX: 3 carries for 18 yards, 7 targets and 7 catches for 9 yards, 9.7 PPR points.
Tyjae Spears, Week 17 of 2025 against NO: 39 of 74 snaps, 6 carries for 2 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -1 yards, 1.1 PPR points.
Tyjae Spears, Week 16 of 2025 against KC: 34 of 73 snaps, 13 carries for 52 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 53 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.5 PPR points.
In 2025, Najee Harris played 3 games for LAC and scored 11.6 PPR points, 3.9 a game, finishing RB105.
He ran 15 times for 61 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 3 of 3 targets for 25 yards.
He was on the field for 21 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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