Week 9 start/sit · Final

Week 9 running backs: who we said to start, and what they scored

Thirteen of our nineteen start calls finished as top-24 running backs. Cam Skattebo was the biggest miss: projected 13.5, scored 0.0. Rhamondre Stevenson was the best call: RB16 on our board, RB7 by points. Five calls have no score on record and are not counted. Every call here was frozen Thursday at 7:25 PM ET, before the week's first game.

Week 9 running backs How each call went

Projected
Call
RB1
Jahmyr GibbsLions13.4 · RB10
26.5
START · HIT
RB2
Kenneth Walker IIIChiefs36.3 · RB1
23.0
START · HIT
RB3
Christian McCaffrey49ers · Questionable22.7 · RB3
22.0
START · HIT
RB4
Jonathan TaylorColts9.4 · RB20
19.6
START · HIT
RB5
Bijan RobinsonFalcons26.7 · RB2
18.7
START · HIT
RB6
D'Andre SwiftBearsNo score
18.6
START · NO SCORE
RB7
James Cook IIIBills16.7 · RB6
18.5
START · HIT
RB8
Chuba HubbardPanthers13.6 · RB9
17.9
START · HIT
RB9
Javonte WilliamsCowboys22.4 · RB4
17.4
START · HIT
RB10
Kyren WilliamsRams9.1 · RB22
17.0
START · HIT
RB11
Chase BrownBengals10.5 · RB18
16.6
START · HIT
RB12
Josh JacobsPackersNo score
16.5
START · NO SCORE
RB13
Ollie Gordon IIDolphins7.4 · RB28
16.4
START · MISSED
RB14
Bucky IrvingBuccaneersNo score
15.6
START · NO SCORE
RB15
Bhayshul TutenJaguars8.9 · RB23
15.3
START · HIT
RB16
Rhamondre StevensonPatriots14.8 · RB7
14.9
START · HIT
RB17
Ashton JeantyRaiders7.0 · RB29
14.8
START · MISSED
RB18
Woody MarksTexans8.4 · RB24
14.5
START · HIT
RB19
Jonah ColemanBroncosNo score
14.4
START · NO SCORE
RB20
Quinshon JudkinsBrowns5.5 · RB38
14.1
START · MISSED
RB21
Derrick HenryRavens5.6 · RB37
14.1
START · MISSED
RB22
Cam SkatteboGiants · Questionable0.0 · RB57
13.5
START · MISSED
RB23
Saquon BarkleyEagles · QuestionableNo score
12.5
START · NO SCORE
RB24
Rachaad WhiteCommanders6.9 · RB31
11.8
START · MISSED

A start call hits when the player finishes inside the top 24 at his position that week, the same line our start tiers stop at. Scores are ESPN PPR, final after Monday night.

Questions

How did the Week 9 RB start calls do?

Thirteen of nineteen finished inside the top-24 running backs in ESPN PPR scoring.

What counts as a hit?

A start call hits when the player finishes inside the top 24 at his position that week, the same line our start tiers stop at.