Kyle Monangai vs Rhamondre Stevenson: Who Should You Start?
Two running backs who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Kyle Monangai (Chicago Bears) finished the 2025 season averaging 8.1 fantasy points per game in 17 games. Rhamondre Stevenson (New England Patriots) came in at 11.6 PPG over 14 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Rhamondre Stevenson carries a 3.5-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Both profile as early-down workhorses. Kyle Monangai ran for 783 yards and 5 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.
Kyle Monangai has his bye in Week 7, 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.
