De'Von Achane or Emeka Egbuka: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 3 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Achane — the projection and consensus rank edges are too wide to ignore.

De'Von Achane projects 19.4 to Egbuka's 12.4 and is the higher consensus play (RB6 to WR18). Egbuka's edge is the game script, 23.0 implied points to 18.5. The gap is wide.

De'Von Achane

De'Von Achane

RB6MIAvs KC

Projected Points

Start
Emeka Egbuka

Emeka Egbuka

WR18TBvs MIN

Projected Points

Start

De'Von Achane’s market

RUSH YDS
O/U 60.5
-109 / -115
Rushing Yards Props →
REC
O/U 3.5
-128 / +100
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 27.5
-114 / -110
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+120
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Emeka Egbuka’s market

REC
O/U 4.5
+115 / -147
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 47.5
-113 / -118
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+210
Anytime Touchdown Props →
KC@
MIASun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM ETView the game →
MIN@
TBSun, Sep 27, 4:05 PM ETView the game →

Why De'Von Achane

Start

RB1 and feature back. Elite home-run speed with heavy pass-game usage out of the backfield.

Start — every-week RB start at consensus RB6: 18.5 implied team total caps the ceiling, 14% target share.

  • KC ranks 14 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 2-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 18.5 team points as 7.5-point underdogs.
  • Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 81% snap share.

Latest on Achane

Status

De'Von Achane was ruled out of the game against the Chiefs with a knee injury.

Dolphins RB De'Von Achane suffers knee injury vs. ChiefsESPN · Sep 27, 2026
Role

De'Von Achane's role has expanded under coach Jeff Hafley and offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik, increasing from 15 touches in Week 1 to 23 touches in Week 2; Hafley has discussed with Achane about getting even more touches.

Yahoo Sports · Sep 24, 2026
'Things are not looking good' for RB De'Von Achane

Marcel Louis-Jacques discusses RB De'Von Achane's injury and what it could mean for the Dolphins in the future.

VideoESPN · Sep 27, 2026
Transcript: RB De'Von Achane Press Conference - September 23

Read the full transcript from RB De'Von Achane's postgame media availability on September 23, 2026.

miamidolphins.com · Sep 24, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Emeka Egbuka

Start

WR1 and primary target. Polished route runner with clean separation and immediate high-volume production.

Start — every-week WR start at consensus WR18: MIN is the 10th-softest matchup vs WRs, 21% target share.

  • MIN ranks 23 of 32 against WRs (one of the softer matchups, 2-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 23.0 team points as 1.5-point favorites.
  • Listed WR on the latest depth chart with a 86% snap share.

Latest on Egbuka

Performance Preview: Week Two Star – Emeka Egbuka, Rueben Bain Jr. or Bucky Irving?

As our three-way competition to predict the Buccaneers' weekly standout player continues, we get two picks on offense and our first selection of the year for first-round pick Rueben Bain Jr.

buccaneers.com · Sep 18, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricDe'Von AchaneEmeka Egbuka
Projected points
Consensus rankRB6WR18
Opponent vs positionKC · 14 of 322-game sampleMIN · 23 of 322-game sample
Rushing Yards9 of 32—
Rushing TDs22 of 32—
Rushing Attempts7 of 32—
Receptions11 of 3226 of 32
Receiving Yards17 of 3227 of 32
Anytime TD18 of 3215 of 32
Receiving TDs—15 of 32
Targets—31 of 32
Target share14%21%
Reception share14%21%
Implied total · spread18.5+7.523.0-1.5
Depth chartRB1WR1
Snap share81%86%

Recent form

De'Von Achane — last 2 weeks

Week 2vs SF
Week 1vs LV

Emeka Egbuka — last 2 weeks

Week 2vs CLE
Week 1vs CIN

Signal breakdown

  • 19.4 vs 12.4 projected PPR pointsDe'Von Achane +
  • Rank 6 vs 18De'Von Achane +
  • Opponent DvP rank 14 vs 23 (32 = softest)even
  • Implied 18.5 vs 23.0 team pointsEmeka Egbuka +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 81% vs 86% snap shareEmeka Egbuka +

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