Josh Jacobs vs Rhamondre Stevenson: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Josh Jacobs and Rhamondre Stevenson for your lineup, you are not alone. Josh Jacobs finished the 2025 season at 14.6 PPG for the Green Bay Packers (15 games), and Rhamondre Stevenson averaged 11.6 for the New England Patriots (14 games).
That 3.0-point weekly advantage for Josh Jacobs is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Both profile as early-down workhorses. Josh Jacobs ran for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns; Rhamondre Stevenson posted 603 and 7. Goal-line share, red zone touches, and which team is favored are usually the tiebreaker when neither back offers passing-game volume.
Josh Jacobs has his bye in Week 10, and Rhamondre Stevenson 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.
