Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Rhamondre Stevenson?

Not on these numbers alone. Ollie Gordon II projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games) and Rhamondre Stevenson 96 (10.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Ollie Gordon II.

Start Rhamondre Stevenson or Ollie Gordon II? Week 8

Updated Oct 25, 9:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Ollie Gordon II

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Rhamondre Stevenson

RB · NE · at MIA

Market projects: 12.6; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs RB: 26.4; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

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Ollie Gordon II

RB · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 10.2; recent weeks avg
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 65 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 7
Target share: 14%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Ollie Gordon II?

Not on these numbers alone. Rhamondre Stevenson projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 9 games) and Ollie Gordon II 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Ollie Gordon II.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Ollie Gordon II in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Rhamondre Stevenson at 12.6 points and Ollie Gordon II at 10.2, a gap of 2.3. No player market is posted for Rhamondre Stevenson this week yet, so his 12.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (11.2, 14.1 and 12.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Ollie Gordon II this week yet, so his 10.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (9.8 and 10.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Rhamondre Stevenson yet. His market-based projections were 11.2, 14.1 and 12.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 12.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Rhamondre Stevenson is 0.8 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ollie Gordon II yet. His market-based projections were 9.8 and 10.7 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 10.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ollie Gordon II is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Rhamondre Stevenson 2.3 points ahead of Ollie Gordon II on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Rhamondre Stevenson and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 26.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA and caught passes for 46 more yards.

Ollie Gordon II and MIA host NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 83 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 35 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Rhamondre Stevenson 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 8

Through Week 7, Rhamondre Stevenson played 64 percent of NE snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 7 against CHI: 37 of 54 snaps, 6 carries for 22 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 93 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Ollie Gordon II played 83 percent of MIA snaps, took 64 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 45 percent of the red zone chances.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 7 against NYJ: 54 of 65 snaps, 25 carries for 103 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, 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 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 9 games) and Ollie Gordon II 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Ollie Gordon II.
Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Rhamondre Stevenson?
Not on these numbers alone. Ollie Gordon II projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games) and Rhamondre Stevenson 96 (10.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Rhamondre Stevenson over Ollie Gordon II.