Tyler Badie RB

DEN — Week 1 at KC, who allow the 26th-most points to RBs — recently RJ Harvey put up 13.6 on them (W17), Ashton Jeanty put up 9.4 on them (W18).

Should you start Tyler Badie this week?

Tyler Badie projects 1.0 PPR points in week 1 at KC — the 26th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 2.3 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 KC: 105.4 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.03 a carry · 0.8 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 26th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how KC defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

→ Holding steady

→ snaps/gm 13.8 → 13 (-6%)

Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.

Week 1 proj

1.0

PPR · 0.6 std

Matchup

26th

KC vs RBs

Form

2.3

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): 17.5% offensive snaps · 0.5 carries/game · 5.3% target share. TD luck: 0 scored vs 1.3 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Tyler Badie in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Upcoming schedule & projections

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR	Matchup
W1	@ KC	Mon, Sep 14	0.6	0.8	1.0	26th · tough
W2	vs JAX	Sun, Sep 20	0.6	0.8	1.1	31st · tough
W3	vs LAR	Sun, Sep 27	0.6	0.8	1.0	25th · tough
W4	@ SF	Sun, Oct 4	0.6	0.8	1.0	15th
W5	@ LAC	Sun, Oct 11	0.6	0.8	1.0	27th · tough
W6	vs SEA	Thu, Oct 15	0.6	0.8	1.0	32nd · tough

The matchup

How KC defends RBs →

2025 game log

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR
W18	LAC	2 car, -2 yd · 2/2 rec, 28 yd	2.6	3.6	4.6
W16	JAX	1/3 rec, 2 yd	0.2	0.7	1.2
W15	GB	1/1 rec, 1 yd	0.1	0.6	1.1
W14	LV	4 car, 16 yd · 1/1 rec, 5 yd	2.1	2.6	3.1
W13	WAS	3/5 rec, 18 yd	1.8	3.3	4.8
W9	HOU	2/3 rec, 6 yd	0.6	1.6	2.6
W8	DAL	1 car, 6 yd	0.6	0.6	0.6
W7	NYG	2/2 rec, 19 yd	1.9	2.9	3.9
W5	PHI	1/2 rec, 16 yd	1.6	2.1	2.6
W4	CIN	1/2 rec, 11 yd	1.1	1.6	2.1
W2	IND	1 car, 3 yd · 2/2 rec, 19 yd	2.2	3.2	4.2
W1	TEN	2/6 rec, 16 yd	1.6	2.6	3.6

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.