Dylan Sampson or Najee Harris: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Start Harris — the game script edge is too wide to ignore.
Najee Harris plays in the better game script (23.5 implied team points to 16.5). Sampson's edge is the projection, 5.0 to 4.7. The gap is narrow.
Dylan Sampson
RB50CLEvs JAX
3.34.15.0 Projected Points
Sit
Najee Harris
RB50NYGvs DAL
4.04.34.7 Projected Points
Sit
Why Dylan Sampson
SitRB2 and change-of-pace back. Explosive receiving weapon out of the backfield on passing downs.
Sit — RB50 consensus, projects RB53 this week: 16.5 implied team total caps the ceiling, 9% target share in 2025.
- Vegas implies 16.5 team points as 7.5-point underdogs.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 27% snap share in 2025.
Why Najee Harris
SitVeteran RB3 and short-yardage power back. Downhill one-cut runner in a reduced committee role.
Sit — RB50 consensus, projects RB57 this week: 3% target share in 2025, 4.7 PPR projected vs DAL.
- Vegas implies 23.5 team points as 1.5-point underdogs.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 22% snap share in 2025.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Dylan Sampson | Najee Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 3.34.15.0 | 4.04.34.7 |
| Consensus rank | RB50 | RB50 |
| Opponent vs position | JAXno ranking yet | DALno ranking yet |
| Target share | 9%(2025) | 3%(2025) |
| Reception share | 12%(2025) | 5%(2025) |
| Implied total · spread | 16.5+7.5 | 23.5+1.5 |
| Depth chart | RB2 | RB2 |
| Snap share | 27%(2025) | 22%(2025) |
Signal breakdown
- 5.0 vs 4.7 projected PPR pointsDylan Sampson +
- Rank 50 vs 50Dylan Sampson +
- Matchup (DvP composite)even
- Implied 16.5 vs 23.5 team pointsNajee Harris +
- No injury designationseven
- 27% vs 22% snap shareDylan Sampson +
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