Start Saquon Barkley or Omarion Hampton? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Saquon Barkley over Omarion Hampton in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Saquon Barkley at 15.0 points and Omarion Hampton at 14.9, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Saquon Barkley at ADP 6 and Omarion Hampton at 8.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 15.0 fantasy points for Saquon Barkley, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 15.0 fantasy points for Omarion Hampton, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Saquon Barkley 0.1 points ahead of Omarion Hampton on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Saquon Barkley and PHI visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 23.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 142 yards and a touchdown against TEN and caught passes for 16 more yards.

Omarion Hampton and LAC host LV on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LV allowed 10.5 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 5th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 35 yards and no touchdowns against LV and caught passes for 30 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Saquon Barkley has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Saquon Barkley is not on the injury report.

Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Saquon Barkley played 71 percent of PHI snaps, took 65 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Saquon Barkley, Week 1 against WAS: 39 of 55 snaps, 15 carries for 83 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -3 yards.

Through Week 1, Omarion Hampton played 58 percent of LAC snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Omarion Hampton, Week 1 against ARI: 32 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 43 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.

He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Saquon Barkley, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 43 of 54 snaps, 19 carries for 68 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 6.8 PPR points.

Saquon Barkley, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 54 of 70 snaps, 21 carries for 132 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.2 PPR points.

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.

Omarion Hampton, Week 17 of 2025 against HOU: 51 of 63 snaps, 14 carries for 29 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 20.0 PPR points.

Omarion Hampton, Week 16 of 2025 against DAL: 35 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 85 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.5 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Saquon Barkley over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Saquon Barkley.
• Start Saquon Barkley over Chase Brown.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Omarion Hampton over Breece Hall.
• Start Chase Brown over Omarion Hampton.