Pat Fantasy Dog Pound loved scooping Rhamondre Stevenson at pick 137, calling that price “pretty good for this range.” He pushed back on the idea that Stevenson is dead weight, saying the veteran should still command at least half of New England’s backfield touches early in the season before rookie Kimani Hampton can force a split. Even in a worst-case scenario—an eventual 50/50 committee—Pat expects Stevenson to bank multiple usable weeks in September and October, which is exactly what hyper-fragile WR builds need. Because many drafters have written Stevenson off entirely, Pat views any ADP slide into the 130s as a buying window that comes with minimal downside and real RB2 weekly ceiling.

Steph Miller defended clicking Rhamondre Stevenson any time he’s on the board after pick 125. She reminded listeners that Stevenson ranked top-five in yards after contact per attempt in 2022 and believes last season’s swoon was more about New England’s historically bad offense than the runner himself. Bill O’Brien’s replacement, Alex Van Pelt, has already said the Patriots "want to run the ball and play to our strengths," and the front office backed that up by investing Day-2 capital in two offensive linemen. Steph is not buying the narrative that rookie TreVeyon Henderson will wipe Stevenson off the field; she expects a 60-65% snap share for the veteran with goal-line work intact. At pick 130 you’re paying for a floor she says, "still comes with a top-12 ceiling if the Pats just become league-average."

Andy Holloway said the room is sleeping on Rhamondre Stevenson even though he remains the odds-on favorite to start for New England. He noted that nobody seems eager to click Stevenson’s name in the middle rounds of 10- and 12-team drafts, yet the back just earned a healthy contract extension and continues to draw glowing remarks from the new coaching staff. Holloway reminded listeners that Stevenson was an RB1 on a per-game basis in 2022, averages 4.5 yards per touch for his career, and has handled at least 55% of the Patriots’ backfield snaps in 20 of his last 25 healthy games. With only Antonio Gibson and a day-three rookie behind him, Holloway views Stevenson’s three-down skill set—particularly his 14% career target share—as a cheap path to volume that managers will be scrambling to replace on waivers once the season starts.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound bumped Rhamondre Stevenson several spots up his board after new OC Alex Van Pelt told reporters the offense will "run through" the fourth-year back. Pat noted Stevenson has averaged 5.0 yards per touch and a 12% target share since 2022, making him one of the few backs who can rack up both catches and goal-line work in the same week. He expects New England to hide a rookie quarterback behind a ground-heavy script, projecting 16-18 touches per game for Stevenson. Pat dismissed TreVeyon Henderson as more of a Tony-Pollard-style change-of-pace option and does not see him threatening the lead role. Because a poor 2023 ankle and general Patriots fatigue have kept Stevenson’s ADP in the late eighth or early ninth, Pat is scooping every slide outside pick 85 and treating him as a sneaky RB1 in Best Ball Mania.

Cody Woodman argued Rhamondre Stevenson is a stone-cold smash at his current Round-10 price tag. Stevenson’s ankle is fully healed, the Patriots declined to add meaningful backfield competition, and new OC Alex Van Pelt just spent four years designing a run-heavy, zone-blocking attack that pumped out 1,400-yard seasons for Nick Chubb. Cody projects Stevenson for 260 touches, a pass-blocking snap share north of 60 %, and top-12 red-zone carry volume on a team that should lean conservative with rookie QB Drake Maye. Given that drafters are now comfortably in "do-whatever-you-want" territory after pick 120, Cody thinks Stevenson is the last running back on the board with a plausible 20-point per-game ceiling and is scooping him aggressively whenever he slips past 9.12.

Chris Raybon shoved Rhamondre Stevenson all the way down to RB52 after New England spent a second-round pick on home-run threat Trayveon Henderson. Raybon emphasized that Mike Vrabel’s new regime did not sign Stevenson’s four-year extension and will simply play the best back. Henderson’s three-down skill set, 4.38 speed and proven receiving chops put him in pole position for the lead role, while Antonio Gibson—who already pushed Stevenson late last year—remains a passing-down thorn. Stevenson has fumbled six times the past two seasons, averaged under 4.0 yards per carry each of those years and turns 27—an age cliff for non-feature backs. Raybon expects Stevenson to be relegated to low-value early-down snaps reminiscent of Dion Lewis’s middling Pats seasons, giving him neither floor nor ceiling at his current top-40 ADP.

Davis Mattek said Rhamondre Stevenson has finally fallen so far that he is being drafted purely as a contingency-only back, yet Mattek believes that discount is overdone. Stevenson is now going in the Najee Harris/Dowdle range and being treated like a handcuff, but Mattek reminded listeners the Patriots still view him as their preferred early-down grinder and occasional pass catcher. That role gives him weekly FLEX viability even if Antonio Gibson siphons some third-down work. Should Gibson get banged up or the coaching staff pivot back to a bell-cow, Mattek thinks Stevenson’s ceiling jumps multiple rounds, turning today’s RD9 price into a smash. He is happy to grab the "randomly falling Rhamondre" any time the room lets him slip past ADP.

Andy Holloway cautioned drafters against chasing Rhamondre Stevenson as anything more than a late RB2. Fantasy research showed that over the last four seasons, 92 % of top‑15 backs came from teams with at least seven wins; only 8 % hit that mark on sub‑seven‑win clubs. Holloway expects New England to stay in the bottom tier of projected win totals, meaning Stevenson would have to buck historical trends to finish as a fantasy RB1. Even if Stevenson is the more talented runner compared with similarly priced options like Brian Robinson Jr., Holloway’s tiebreaker is always overall team strength. With the Patriots likely to trail often and field a rookie quarterback, Holloway recommends passing on Stevenson for backs attached to offenses expected to win more games.