Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Rhamondre Stevenson?

Not on these numbers alone. Ollie Gordon II projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 11 games) and Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Ollie Gordon II, 12.9 to 9.7 projected PPR points.

Start Rhamondre Stevenson or Ollie Gordon II? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 11:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Ollie Gordon II

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Rhamondre Stevenson

RB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 12.9; fantasy pts
CHI D vs RB: 17.0; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 42 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 63%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

Sit

Ollie Gordon II

RB · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 9.7; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs RB: 21.9; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 86 of 100 at RB

Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Ollie Gordon II?

Not on these numbers alone. Rhamondre Stevenson projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 10 games) and Ollie Gordon II 110 (10.0 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Ollie Gordon II, 12.9 to 9.7 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Ollie Gordon II in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Rhamondre Stevenson at 12.9 points and Ollie Gordon II at 9.7, a gap of 3.2.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.9 fantasy points for Rhamondre Stevenson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rhamondre Stevenson is 43 rushing yards, 19 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (11, 8, 13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.7 fantasy points for Ollie Gordon II, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ollie Gordon II is 50 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (10, 11, 9 and 10 market sources).

That puts Rhamondre Stevenson 3.2 points ahead of Ollie Gordon II on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Ollie Gordon II and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 106 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 25 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ollie Gordon II has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rhamondre Stevenson is not on the injury report.

Ollie Gordon II is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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, 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.

In 2025, Ollie Gordon II played 17 games for MIA and scored 54.1 PPR points, 3.2 a game, finishing RB68.

He ran 70 times for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 7 of 9 targets for 32 yards.

He was on the field for 22 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 9 carries for 9 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 8 of 55 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 16 of 2025 against CIN: 3 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, -0.1 PPR points.

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 Rhamondre Stevenson for Ollie Gordon II?
Not on these numbers alone. Rhamondre Stevenson projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 10 games) and Ollie Gordon II 110 (10.0 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Ollie Gordon II, 12.9 to 9.7 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Rhamondre Stevenson?
Not on these numbers alone. Ollie Gordon II projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 11 games) and Rhamondre Stevenson 107 (10.7 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Ollie Gordon II, 12.9 to 9.7 projected PPR points.