Connor Heyward RB

LV — Week 1 vs MIA, who allow the 6th-most points to RBs — recently Bucky Irving put up 3.3 on them (W17), Rhamondre Stevenson put up 33.3 on them (W18).

Should you start Connor Heyward this week?

Connor Heyward projects 0.9 PPR points in week 1 vs MIA — the 6th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 5.5 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at RB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 1 angle vs MIA: 132.4 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.81 a carry · 1.1 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 6th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how MIA defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

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↑ carries/gm 1.6 → 3 (+47%)
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 1 proj
0.9
PPR · 0.6 std
Matchup
6th
MIA vs RBs
Form
5.5
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 11% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 8.6% offensive snaps · 1.1 carries/game · 0.9% target share. TD luck: 3 scored vs 2.8 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Connor Heyward in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W1vs MIA Sun, Sep 13 0.60.80.9 6th · soft
W2@ LAC Sun, Sep 20 0.60.70.9 27th · tough
W3@ NO Sun, Sep 27 0.60.70.9 18th
W4vs KC Sun, Oct 4 0.60.70.9 26th · tough
W5@ NE Sun, Oct 11 0.60.70.9 30th · tough
W6vs BUF Sun, Oct 18 0.60.80.9 7th · soft

The matchup

2025 game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W18BAL3 car, 2 yd, 1 TD · 1/1 rec, 3 yd 6.57.07.5
W17CLE2 car, 26 yd 2.62.62.6
W15MIA4 car, 4 yd, 1 TD 6.46.46.4
W14BAL1 car, 2 yd 0.20.20.2
W11CIN2 car, 3 yd 0.30.30.3
W9IND1 car, 4 yd 0.40.40.4
W6CLE1/1 rec, 12 yd, 1 TD 7.27.78.2
W4MIN1 car, 2 yd 0.20.20.2
W2SEA1/1 rec, 6 yd 0.61.11.6
Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.