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Start Rhamondre Stevenson or Saquon Barkley? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 2:31 AM ET.

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Start Saquon Barkley over Rhamondre Stevenson

Barkley projects lower, 12.7 to 15.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 12 for Barkley, 61 for Stevenson.

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Saquon Barkley

RB · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
12.7
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs RB
19.8
11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
33%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8
Sit

Rhamondre Stevenson

RB · NE · vs GB

Market projects
15.6
fantasy pts
GB D vs RB
25.0
6th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
64%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Saquon Barkley for Rhamondre Stevenson?

Not on these numbers alone. Saquon Barkley projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 8 games) and Rhamondre Stevenson 93 (11.6 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Rhamondre Stevenson.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Saquon Barkley over Rhamondre Stevenson in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Saquon Barkley at 12.7 points and Rhamondre Stevenson at 15.6, a gap of 2.9. Saquon Barkley still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 12 against 61, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Saquon Barkley this week yet, so his 12.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (14.3 and 11.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.6 fantasy points for Rhamondre Stevenson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rhamondre Stevenson is 55 rushing yards and 0.8 touchdowns (10 and 7 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Saquon Barkley yet. His market-based projections were 14.3 and 11.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 12.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Rhamondre Stevenson 2.9 points ahead of Saquon Barkley on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Rhamondre Stevenson and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 25.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 95 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB and caught passes for 33 more yards.

Saquon Barkley and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 102 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against NYG and caught passes for 21 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Rhamondre Stevenson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rhamondre Stevenson is not on the injury report.

Saquon Barkley is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Rhamondre Stevenson played 64 percent of NE snaps, took 42 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 8 against MIA: 19 carries for 82 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 8 yards.

Through Week 8, Saquon Barkley played 33 percent of PHI snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Saquon Barkley, Week 3 against CHI: 36 of 50 snaps, 15 carries for 82 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -2 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 4 against LAR: 4 of 61 snaps, 2 carries for 8 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 7 against DAL: 10 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 62 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown.

Saquon Barkley, Week 8 against WAS: 13 carries for 30 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 24 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, 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.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Saquon Barkley for Rhamondre Stevenson?

    Not on these numbers alone. Saquon Barkley projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 8 games) and Rhamondre Stevenson 93 (11.6 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Rhamondre Stevenson.

  • Should I drop Rhamondre Stevenson for Saquon Barkley?

    Not on these numbers alone. Rhamondre Stevenson projects 93 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.6 a game over 8 games) and Saquon Barkley 91 (11.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Rhamondre Stevenson.

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