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Croskey-Merritt

RB · WAS vs IND

Sun 9:30 AM

Proj pts

14.4pts

market

Lower Conf
Bench

Price

RB · SEA vs LAC

Sun 4:25 PM

Proj pts

14pts

market

Lower Conf

Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Jadarian Price: who should I start in Week 4?

Toss-up: lean Jacory Croskey-Merritt over Jadarian Price by 0.4. Jacory Croskey-Merritt leads at 14.4. Jadarian Price is the first one out, 0.4 short.

Availability & news

  • Jadarian PricePractice: Limited

    Price (chest) didn't practice Thursday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.(rotowire, Oct 1, 2026)

Highlights

Jacory Croskey-MerrittStart
RB · WAS vs IND

Cons

  • Committee back24% of touches
  • Negative game scriptTrailing
Jadarian PriceBench
RB · SEA vs LAC

Pros

  • Positive game scriptFavored
  • Big-play upside33% boom weeks

Cons

  • Committee back22% of touches
  • Tough matchupTough · D- vs RB

Some recent form, opportunity and matchup figures still lean on the 2025 season (not enough games played this season yet).

Croskey-MerrittStart
PriceBench
Projection14.414.0
Floor5.1—
Ceiling16.3—
Touch share24%22%
Opportunity score7.79.2
Matchup grade(recency weighted)C-D-
Implied team total22.524.8

Week 4 · Updated Tue 29 Sep, 6:00 AM ET

The widest gap between them, in proportion, is goal line carries: Croskey-Merritt 13, Price 1.

Price (Practice: Limited): “Price (chest) didn't practice Thursday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.” — RotoWire, Oct 1, 2026.

Latest game on the card: Croskey-Merritt 5.3 (PPR points).

Why Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt — projects 14.4, an even matchup vs IND.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt projects 14.4 points on a 5.1–16.3 range. The matchup grades as neutral against IND. Usage: carries / game at 10.3. Net: start Jacory Croskey-Merritt this week.

Working against Croskey-Merritt: Committee back (24% of touches), Negative game script (Trailing).

Where Croskey-Merritt leads the head-to-head: Projection (14.4 vs 14.0); Touch share (24% vs 22%); Matchup grade (recency weighted) (C- vs D-); Last 3 avg (7.9 vs 4.7); Last 5 avg (9.8 vs 4.7); vs season (+1.5 vs +0.0); Carries / game (10.3 vs 9.3); Touches / game (10.8 vs 10.7); Yards per carry (4.6 vs 4.2); Snap share (40% vs 37%); Goal line carries (13 vs 1); Red zone carries (32 vs 3).

Why Jadarian Price

Sit Jadarian Price — projects 14.0, a tough matchup vs LAC.

Jadarian Price projects 14.0 points. The matchup grades as tough against LAC. Usage: carries / game at 9.3. Net: bench Jadarian Price this week.

Working for Price: Positive game script (Favored), Big-play upside (33% boom weeks).

Working against Price: Committee back (22% of touches), Tough matchup (Tough · D- vs RB).

Where Price leads the head-to-head: Opportunity score (9.2 vs 7.7); Implied team total (24.8 vs 22.5); Consistency (42% vs 20%); Boom rate (33% vs 23%); Bust rate (33% vs 38%); Target share (8% vs 3%).

Recent form

Jacory Croskey-Merritt's last 5 games: PPR points 22.5, 2.9, 12.6, 5.8, 5.3 (oldest to newest).

Jadarian Price's last 3 games: PPR points 1.2, 5, 7.8 (low to high; the card does not say which came first).

Croskey-Merritt has already beaten Price's 14 projection in 1 of his 5; Price has beaten Croskey-Merritt's 14.4 in 0 of his 3.

At least 1 of these 5 games was played before the 2026 season.

Matchup

Jacory Croskey-Merritt (WAS) faces IND, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 9:30 AM ET. The matchup is rated neutral. Betting line: implied team total 22.5, spread +3.5.

Jadarian Price (SEA) faces LAC, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 4:25 PM ET. The matchup is rated tough. Betting line: implied team total 24.8, spread -7.0.

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