Mike Washington Jr. or RJ Harvey: Toss-Up — Week 1 Start/Sit Verdict

Too close to call — the edges cancel out.

Mike Washington Jr. and RJ Harvey grade out even this week. Washington's best edge is the matchup (23 of 32 to 9), Harvey's best edge is the projection (8.5 to 6.8) — and they cancel out. Start whichever player's game you trust more this week.

In standard and half-PPR scoring this flips to Washington.

Mike Washington Jr.

RB45LVvs MIA

5.86.36.8 Projected Points

Toss-Up

RJ Harvey

RB41DENvs KC

5.57.08.5 Projected Points

Sit

Why Mike Washington Jr.

Toss-Up

Rookie RB2 in change-of-pace role. Complementary back behind the feature runner with no NFL sample yet.

Toss-up — RB45 consensus, projects RB46 this week: MIA is the 10th-softest matchup vs RBs, 6.8 PPR projected vs MIA.

MIA ranks 23 of 32 against RBs (one of the softer matchups, 17-game sample).
Vegas implies 22.3 team points as 3.0-point favorites.
Listed RB on the latest depth chart.

Why RJ Harvey

Sit

RB2 and passing-down complement. Explosive change-of-pace back with strong receiving production and red-zone scoring.

Sit — RB41 by consensus and projection: KC is the 9th-toughest matchup vs RBs, 10% target share in 2025.

KC ranks 9 of 32 against RBs (one of the tougher matchups, 17-game sample).
Vegas implies 20.0 team points as 2.5-point underdogs.
Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 42% snap share in 2025.

Head-to-head stats

Metric	Mike Washington Jr.	RJ Harvey
Projected points	5.86.36.8	5.57.08.5
Consensus rank	RB45	RB41
Opponent vs position	MIA · 23 of 3217-game sample	KC · 9 of 3217-game sample
Rushing Yards	26 of 32	8 of 32
Rushing TDs	19 of 32	4 of 32
Rushing Attempts	21 of 32	10 of 32
Receptions	26 of 32	12 of 32
Receiving Yards	25 of 32	14 of 32
Anytime TD	23 of 32	6 of 32
Target share	—	10%(2025)
Reception share	—	12%(2025)
Implied total · spread	22.3-3.0	20.0+2.5
Depth chart	RB2	RB2
Snap share	—	42%(2025)