Kendre Miller RB

NO · Questionable — Undisclosed — Week 1 at DET, who allow the 23rd-most points to RBs — recently Aaron Jones put up 12.3 on them (W17), Kyle Monangai put up 4.9 on them (W18).

Should you start Kendre Miller this week?

Kendre Miller projects 1.7 PPR points in week 1 at DET — the 23rd-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 3.6 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 DET: 114.5 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.37 a carry · 0.9 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 23rd-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how DET defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

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↑ snaps/gm 18.5 → 22.3 (+21%) · ↑ carries/gm 7.7 → 9.7 (+26%)
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 1 proj
1.7
PPR · 1.4 std
Matchup
23rd
DET vs RBs
Form
3.6
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 15% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 24.3% offensive snaps · 6.7 carries/game · 2.1% target share. TD luck: 1 scored vs 0.4 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Kendre Miller in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W1@ DET Sun, Sep 13 1.41.61.7 23rd
W2@ BAL Sun, Sep 20 1.11.31.5 14th
W3vs LV Sun, Sep 27 1.11.41.6 13th
W4vs ATL Mon, Oct 5 1.11.41.6 17th
W5vs MIN Sun, Oct 11 1.11.31.6 21st
W6@ NYG Sun, Oct 18 1.21.41.6 5th · soft

The matchup

2025 game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W7CHI1 car, 7 yd 0.70.70.7
W6NE8 car, 21 yd · 1/1 rec, 11 yd 3.23.74.2
W5NYG10 car, 41 yd · 1/1 rec, 8 yd 4.95.45.9
W4BUF11 car, 65 yd, 1 TD 12.512.512.5
W3SEA7 car, 27 yd · 2/2 rec, 9 yd 3.64.65.6
W2SF5 car, 8 yd · 1/1 rec, 2 yd 1.01.52.0
W1ARI5 car, 24 yd 2.42.42.4
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.