Julius Chestnut RB

TEN — Week 1 vs NYJ, who allow the 1st-most points to RBs — recently Rhamondre Stevenson put up 22.2 on them (W17), Ray Davis put up 23.4 on them (W18).

Should you start Julius Chestnut this week?

Julius Chestnut projects 0.3 PPR points in week 1 vs NYJ — the 1st-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 0.3 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 NYJ: 139.3 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.41 a carry · 1.2 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 1st-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how NYJ defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 1 proj
0.3
PPR · 0.2 std
Matchup
1st
NYJ vs RBs
Form
0.3
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 19% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 3.9% offensive snaps · 0.7 carries/game · 0.4% target share. TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.5 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W1vs NYJ Sun, Sep 13 0.20.30.3 1st · soft
W2vs PHI Sun, Sep 20 0.20.30.3 10th
W3@ NYG Sun, Sep 27 0.20.30.3 5th · soft
W4@ BAL Sun, Oct 4 0.20.20.3 14th
W5vs HOU Sun, Oct 11 0.20.30.3 24th
W6@ IND Sun, Oct 18 0.20.30.3 22nd

The matchup

2025 game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W16KC1 car, 1 yd 0.10.10.1
W12SEA2 car, 3 yd 0.30.30.3
W8IND2 car, 5 yd 0.50.50.5
W5ARI1 car, 3 yd · 0/1 rec, 0 yd 0.30.30.3
W3IND2 car, 26 yd 2.62.62.6
W1DEN2 car, 2 yd 0.20.20.2
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.