Rhamondre Stevenson is a fair Week 2 play — our RB24 at 10.9 projected points, right around the RB starter line.
- Projection
- 10.9 pts
- RB rank
- #24
- Matchup
- vs PIT
Rhamondre Stevenson's fantasy role in Week 2
Rhamondre Stevenson goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a matchup-dependent RB option for the NE. He is rostered in 92% of leagues and actually started in 53% of them, and we rank him RB24 on our own weekly board at 10.9 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs PIT. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 2 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting RB baseline of 11 points, his 10.9-point projection is 0.1 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Rhamondre Stevenson is a fair Week 2 play — our RB24 at 10.9 projected points, right around the RB starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another RB, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Rhamondre Stevenson (NE RB), our RB24 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs PIT, projecting 10.9 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. At home against PIT, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. He's still in 53% of lineups at 92% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. The projection sits about 1% under what a startable RB returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. Sally keeps him at Spicy until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Rhamondre Stevenson (NE RB), our RB24 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs PIT, projecting 10.9 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. At home against PIT, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. He's still in 53% of lineups at 92% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. The projection sits about 1% under what a startable RB returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. Tina keeps him at Spicy until the usage says otherwise.