Should I drop Samaje Perine for TreVeyon Henderson?

Not on these numbers alone. Samaje Perine projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 11 games) and TreVeyon Henderson 47 (4.7 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Samaje Perine over TreVeyon Henderson, 6.1 to 4.7 projected PPR points.

Start TreVeyon Henderson or Samaje Perine? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 4:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Samaje Perine over TreVeyon Henderson

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Samaje Perine

RB · CIN · at BAL

Market projects: 6.1; fantasy pts
BAL D vs RB: 18.5; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 68 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 37%; Through Week 5
Target share: 5%; Through Week 5

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TreVeyon Henderson

RB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 4.7; fantasy pts
CHI D vs RB: 17.0; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 14 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 33%; Through Week 6
Target share: 3%; Through Week 6

Should I drop TreVeyon Henderson for Samaje Perine?

Not on these numbers alone. TreVeyon Henderson projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 10 games) and Samaje Perine 50 (4.5 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Samaje Perine over TreVeyon Henderson, 6.1 to 4.7 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Samaje Perine over TreVeyon Henderson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Samaje Perine at 6.1 points and TreVeyon Henderson at 4.7, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.1 fantasy points for Samaje Perine, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Samaje Perine is 21 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (7, 7, 7 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.7 fantasy points for TreVeyon Henderson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for TreVeyon Henderson is 24 rushing yards, 3 receiving yards, 0-1 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 8, 7 and 13 market sources).

That puts Samaje Perine 1.4 points ahead of TreVeyon Henderson on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Samaje Perine and CIN visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 14 more yards.

TreVeyon Henderson 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.

By points allowed to the position, Samaje Perine has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Samaje Perine is not on the injury report.

TreVeyon Henderson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Samaje Perine played 37 percent of CIN snaps, took 25 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Samaje Perine, Week 2 against HOU: 24 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for 6 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 3 against PIT: 18 of 57 snaps, 3 carries for 9 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 4 against JAX: 27 of 76 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 5 against MIA: 33 of 65 snaps, 14 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, TreVeyon Henderson played 33 percent of NE snaps, took 33 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 3 against JAX: 23 of 63 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 4 against BUF: 28 of 76 snaps, 14 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 5 against LV: 12 of 75 snaps, 4 carries for 22 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 6 against NYJ: 16 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 31 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Samaje Perine played 15 games for CIN and scored 77.9 PPR points, 5.2 a game, finishing RB57.

He ran 84 times for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 17 of 21 targets for 87 yards.

He was on the field for 34 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, TreVeyon Henderson played 17 games for NE and scored 206.2 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing RB21.

He ran 180 times for 911 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 35 of 42 targets for 221 yards.

He was on the field for 46 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 TreVeyon Henderson for Samaje Perine?
Not on these numbers alone. TreVeyon Henderson projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 10 games) and Samaje Perine 50 (4.5 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Samaje Perine over TreVeyon Henderson, 6.1 to 4.7 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Samaje Perine for TreVeyon Henderson?
Not on these numbers alone. Samaje Perine projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 11 games) and TreVeyon Henderson 47 (4.7 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Samaje Perine over TreVeyon Henderson, 6.1 to 4.7 projected PPR points.