Dylan Sampson vs Rachaad White: Who Should You Start?
Dylan Sampson and Rachaad White are both viable fantasy running backs heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Dylan Sampson averaged 4.7 PPG across 15 games with the Cleveland Browns, while Rachaad White posted 7.2 PPG in 17 appearances for the Washington Commanders.
A 2.5-PPG gap gives Rachaad White the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Rachaad White is the receiving back in this matchup, turning 40 targets into 218 yards, while Dylan Sampson profiles as a more traditional rusher with 175 rushing yards and undefined touchdowns. In PPR and half-PPR formats Rachaad White carries the higher weekly floor. In standard leagues the gap tightens considerably.
Dylan Sampson has his bye in Week 10, and Rachaad White rests in Week 14. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at running back for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
