Davante Adams or RJ Harvey: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Start Adams — the projection and consensus rank edges are too wide to ignore.
Davante Adams projects 13.7 to Harvey's 10.0 and is the higher consensus play (WR21 to RB38). No signal favors Harvey this week. The gap is wide.
Davante Adams
9.511.613.7 Projected Points
RJ Harvey
6.98.410.0 Projected Points
Davante Adams’s market
RJ Harvey’s market
Why Davante Adams
Start· mediumVeteran starting WR2 and red-zone weapon. Elite release package and route separation with All-Pro-caliber pedigree.
22% target share in a 28.5-implied-total offense makes Adams a WR21 play despite the Week 1 dud (3-26) and 54% snap rate.
- NYG ranks 16 of 32 against WRs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 1-game sample).
- Vegas implies 28.5 team points as 8.5-point favorites.
- Listed WR-2 on the latest depth chart with a 54% snap share.
The call
- The volume is there even if the box score wasn't: 22% target share on an offense with a 28.5 implied total is startable WR2 usage, and the 13.7 projection lands him at WR21 — above a typical 12-team replacement.
- Week 1 was a miss (3 of 6 for 26 yards, longest gain 13) but the six looks confirm he's in the target-priority tier; efficiency regresses toward his role, not the one-game sample.
- Matchup is neutral at best — the Giants sit 16 of 32 in DvP composite off a one-game sample with zero confidence, so treat it as noise rather than a tiebreaker.
- Risk to monitor: 54% snap share as the WR-2, and an 8.5-point favorite script can turn run-heavy late and cap his ceiling.
Latest on Adams
Adams caught just 3 of 6 targets for 26 yards with a long gain of only 13 yards in the Week 1 loss to San Francisco, well below his preseason hype, and will look to rebound in the Week 2 Monday night game against the Giants.
NBC Sports · Sep 10, 2026LA Rams head coach Sean McVay and WR Davante Adams speak to the press ahead of their clash with the San Francisco 49ers, with Adams showing mixed feelings with the late arrival and connecting with fans.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Davante Adams looked in sync throughout this summer in a way that resembled their connection during the second half of last season.
Rams head coach Sean McVay, quarterback Matthew Stafford, wide receivers Davante Adams and Puka Nacua, defensive end Aaron Donald, the coordinators and outside linebacker Myles Garrett discuss the team's approach to travel and more for Week 1 in Australia against 49ers
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Why RJ Harvey
Toss-Up· mediumRB2 and passing-down complement. Explosive change-of-pace back with strong receiving production and red-zone scoring.
Harvey's 15% target share and third-down/two-minute role give a PPR floor, but a 51% snap share behind Dobbins caps him at RB38 with 10.0 projected.
- Carries a Questionable tag — usually plays, but monitor the final report.
- JAX ranks 9 of 32 against RBs (one of the tougher matchups, 1-game sample).
- Vegas implies 23.0 team points as 2.5-point favorites.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 51% snap share.
The call
- Role is real but shared: 51% snap share in a two-man rotation behind Dobbins, so touchdown-dependent upside rather than volume-driven output.
- The 15% target share plus PFF noting he's the third-down and two-minute-drill back is the case for him — receiving work is what makes RB38 playable in PPR.
- Matchup grades tough at 9 of 32 vs the position, but that's a 1-game sample with 0.00 confidence, so don't weigh it heavily either way.
- Denver's 23.0 implied total and -2.5 spread point to a tight game; if Denver leads late, Dobbins eats the clock-killing carries. A clear injury to Dobbins or a bump in Denver's total tips this to a start.
Latest on Harvey
Denver used a two-man backfield rotation in Week 1 with Jonah Coleman not involved; Harvey served as the backup to Dobbins as well as the third-down and two-minute-drill back, effectively absorbing both his own 2025 role and Tyler Badie's early-season role.
PFF · Sep 15, 2026Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Davante Adams | RJ Harvey |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 9.511.613.7 | 6.98.410.0 |
| Consensus rank | WR21 | RB38 |
| Opponent vs position | NYG · 16 of 321-game sample | JAX · 9 of 321-game sample |
| Receptions | 20 of 32 | 21 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 10 of 32 | 25 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | 13 of 32 | — |
| Targets | 25 of 32 | — |
| Anytime TD | 13 of 32 | 1 of 32 |
| Rushing Yards | — | 1 of 32 |
| Rushing TDs | — | 1 of 32 |
| Rushing Attempts | — | 4 of 32 |
| Target share | 22% | 15% |
| Reception share | 18% | 24% |
| Implied total · spread | 28.5-8.5 | 23.0-2.5 |
| Depth chart | WR2 | RB2 |
| Snap share | 54% | 51% |
| Injury designation | — | Questionable |
| Start/Sit record | 0–1 | 0–0+1 toss-up |
Recent form
Davante Adams — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs SF | 2.64.15.6 |
RJ Harvey — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs KC | 4.16.18.1 |
Signal breakdown
- 13.7 vs 10.0 projected PPR pointsDavante Adams +
- Rank 21 vs 38Davante Adams +
- Opponent DvP rank 16 vs 9 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 28.5 vs 23.0 team pointsDavante Adams +
- no designation vs QuestionableDavante Adams +
- 54% vs 51% snap shareDavante Adams +
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