Rasheen Ali RB

BAL — Week 1 at IND, who allow the 22nd-most points to RBs — recently Travis Etienne put up 9.2 on them (W17), British Brooks put up 6.3 on them (W18).

Should you start Rasheen Ali this week?

Rasheen Ali projects 0.3 PPR points in week 1 at IND — the 22nd-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 5.4 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 IND: 101.9 rushing yards a game allowed at 3.87 a carry · 0.9 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 22nd-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how IND defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

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→ snaps/gm 17.7 → 16.3 (-8%) · ↑ target share % 3.7 → 10.4 (+84%)
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 1 proj
0.3
PPR · 0.2 std
Matchup
22nd
IND vs RBs
Form
5.4
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 10% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 13% offensive snaps · 0.5 carries/game · 3.7% target share. TD luck: 1 scored vs 0.2 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Rasheen Ali in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W1@ IND Sun, Sep 13 0.20.20.3 22nd
W2vs NO Sun, Sep 20 0.20.20.2 18th
W3@ DAL Sun, Sep 27 0.20.20.3 8th · soft
W4vs TEN Sun, Oct 4 0.20.20.2 12th
W5@ ATL Sun, Oct 11 0.20.20.2 17th
W6@ CLE Sun, Oct 18 0.20.20.2 11th

The matchup

2025 game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W17GB2/3 rec, 8 yd 0.81.82.8
W16NE2/2 rec, 2 yd 0.21.22.2
W15CIN2/2 rec, 32 yd, 1 TD 9.210.211.2
W14PIT1 car, 2 yd · 2/3 rec, 11 yd 1.32.33.3
W13CIN4 car, 17 yd 1.71.71.7
W11CLE1/1 rec, 15 yd 1.52.02.5
W1BUF1 car, 5 yd 0.50.50.5
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.