Start em or sit em? Fantasy football start or sit decisions can be excruciating. While it feels great to make the right call and cruise to fantasy glory, it hurts just as much when you have someone erupt while on your bench. You can use our Who Should I Start? tool to gauge advice from fantasy football experts as you make your lineup decisions. And you can also sync your fantasy football league for free using our My Playbook tool for custom advice, rankings and analysis.
Let’s take a look at a few polarizing players and what fantasy football expert Derek Brown advises. And you can find all of DBro’s fantasy football outlook in this week’s fantasy football primer.
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This isn’t what Fantasy GMs signed up for as they drafted Omarion Hampton as their RB2. They thought they were getting a Chargers’ offense that was centered around Hampton as the engine, but the Bolts are a pass-happy team in 2025, and Hampton has been ok but not amazing with his opportunities. He has averaged 71.5% of the snaps with 13 touches and 43 total yards per game. Hampton has a respectable 17% missed tackle rate but only 2.35 yards after contact per attempt. It’s only a two-game sample, so it’s not time to press the panic button. Hampton could see Najee Harris eat into his workload more in Week 3, though. Harris played 72% of the snaps in the fourth quarter last week and looked good while on the field. Hampton does have a good matchup this week and should still be the leader of the backfield, so fire him up, but there is some risk. Denver has allowed the fifth-highest missed tackle rate, the most yards after contact per attempt, and the 13th-most rushing yards per game.
Rhamondre Stevenson has been the team’s clear lead back, playing 65% of the snaps in both games and three of the five running back red zone rushing attempts. Stevenson has averaged 12.5 touches and 84.5 total yards. He is the RB19 in fantasy points per game. Among 50 qualifying backs, Stevenson ranks 18th in explosive run rate, 22nd in missed tackles forced per attempt, and 14th in yards after contact per attempt. He should have another strong outing this week against a struggling Pittsburgh run defense. Pittsburgh has allowed the third-highest explosive run rate, the fifth-most rushing yards per game, and the second-highest missed tackle rate.
Nick Chubb has been the leader of the Houston backfield. He has averaged 50.5% of the snaps with a 54.3% rushing share and a 25% route share. Chubb has averaged 13.5 touches and 66 total yards. He has posted a decent 16% missed tackle rate, but sadly, only 1.60 yards after contact per attempt. Unfortunately, the injuries have robbed Chubb of his former rushing glory. He’s just a volume bet weekly, and you’re hoping he gets in the endzone. Jacksonville could shut him down this week. The Jaguars have allowed the 11th-lowest explosive run rate, the seventh-fewest rushing yards per game, and the lowest missed tackle rate. Sit Chubb if possible.
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