Should I drop RJ Harvey for Omarion Hampton?

Not on these numbers alone. RJ Harvey projects 85 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 9 games) and Omarion Hampton 84 (8.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over RJ Harvey.

Start RJ Harvey or Omarion Hampton? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Omarion Hampton over RJ Harvey

Hampton projects lower, 7.8 to 9.7, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 20 for Hampton, 100 for Harvey.

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Omarion Hampton

RB · LAC · at LAR

Market projects: 7.8; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs RB: 20.6; 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 31 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 46%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

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RJ Harvey

RB · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 9.7; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 19.5; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 15 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Omarion Hampton for RJ Harvey?

Not on these numbers alone. Omarion Hampton projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 10 games) and RJ Harvey 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over RJ Harvey.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Omarion Hampton over RJ Harvey in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Omarion Hampton at 7.8 points and RJ Harvey at 9.7, a gap of 1.9. Omarion Hampton still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 20 against 100, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Omarion Hampton this week yet, so his 7.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (8.6 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for RJ Harvey this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.9, 8.7 and 9.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for RJ Harvey yet. His market-based projections were 10.9, 8.7 and 9.6 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Omarion Hampton yet. His market-based projections were 8.6 and 7.1 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 7.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Omarion Hampton is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts RJ Harvey 1.9 points ahead of Omarion Hampton on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

RJ Harvey and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 37 more yards.

Omarion Hampton and LAC visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against LAR and caught passes for 45 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Omarion Hampton has the softer matchup.

Injury status

RJ Harvey is not on the injury report.

Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, RJ Harvey played 39 percent of DEN snaps, took 17 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

RJ Harvey, Week 7 against ARI: 16 of 61 snaps, 3 carries for 6 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Omarion Hampton played 46 percent of LAC snaps, took 47 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

Omarion Hampton, Week 3 against BUF: 29 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 56 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Omarion Hampton, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 9 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

Omarion Hampton, Week 5 against DEN: 20 of 67 snaps, 14 carries for 33 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Omarion Hampton, Week 6 against KC: 34 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 yards.

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.

In 2025, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.

He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Omarion Hampton for RJ Harvey?
Not on these numbers alone. Omarion Hampton projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 10 games) and RJ Harvey 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over RJ Harvey.
Should I drop RJ Harvey for Omarion Hampton?
Not on these numbers alone. RJ Harvey projects 85 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 9 games) and Omarion Hampton 84 (8.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over RJ Harvey.

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