Jeanty will enter what will likely be a run-first offense under Vegas OC Chip Kelly. With no real backfield competition, Jeanty will be an every-down back and an elite fantasy option. An under-the-radar high school talent due to his father’s military career, Jeanty (5’8/211) was lightly recruited out of his Frisco, Texas high school after only one year of starting duties, but quickly blew up in Boise. He was already a nationwide sensation by his true sophomore season in 2023, but it was his 2024 that sent his draft stock stratospheric. Although he played in three fewer games than the legendary Barry Sanders, Jeanty’s 2,601 2024 yards rushing were second all time only to Sanders’ 2,628 in 1988. Obviously a breakaway threat any time he touches the ball, Jeanty boasts otherworldly contact balance. He is ridiculously agile for his thick frame. Jeanty understands the timing and angles of the run game, making him difficult to square up, and even more difficult to take down. An underrated pass catcher, Jeanty averaged 3.4 yards per route run in 2023 before the Broncos realized they didn’t need to bother targeting him in 2024. Just hand him the ball. Jeanty’s competition leap from the Mountain West to the NFL is steep, but he decked Oregon for 25/192/3 last September. Jeanty is a special prospect and the rare running back worthy of a blue chip selection.

The problem with that otherwise sensible opinion, of course, is that it is extremely unlikely “all goes well” with Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston on a roster that found itself picking at No. 3 overall last month. If the Giants are genuinely serious about redshirting Dart for a year, it will be easier than most places because of the presence of two veteran quarterbacks instead of just one, but coach Brian Daboll and GM Joe Schoen both have their jobs on the line. That almost equals “break rookie glass.” Teams have become more amenable to sitting blue-chip rookie QBs in recent years, but we would be stunned if Dart fails to make 2025 starts.

Lowe got the Rays on the board before an out had been recorded in the ballgame, ambushing a first-pitch fastball from Kevin Gausman for a 399-foot (105.6 mph EV) two-run blast, giving the Rays an early lead that they would never relinquish. Lowe then put the exclamation point on the victory with a 429-foot (109.1 mph EV) two-run blast off of Jose Urena in the ninth inning. With his three-hit attack, the 30-year-old second baseman is now hitting .220/.272/.373 to go with seven homers and 24 RBI.

Lowe led off the game with a single off of Kevin Gausman and then rode home on Brandon Lowe’s two-run blast. The 27-year-old outfielder then crushed one over the fence himself in the fifth inning — a 408-foot (105.7 mph EV) solo shot off of Gausman — increasing his club’s lead to 5-2. He also singled in the ninth inning but the Rays couldn’t cash him in. As long as he remains healthy, he’ll be a valuable fantasy contributor atop the Rays’ lineup.

Misner tagged Blue Jays’ right-hander Kevin Gausman for a 417-foot (109.7 mph EV) in the fourth inning, increasing the Rays’ advantage to 4-2. That would be his only hit in four at-bats on the afternoon. For the season, the 27-year-old outfielder is now slashing .256/.305/.436 with four homers, 13 RBI and three stolen bases in 128 plate appearances on the season.

Littell recorded only two strikeouts on the afternoon while issuing one base on balls. All of the damage done against him came via the long ball — with Addison Barger, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Nathan Lukes swatting solo home runs against him. Littell got six whiffs on 87 pitches on the day, registering a CSW of 28 percent. Now 3-5 on the season, he’ll bring a 4.31 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and a 32/10 K/BB ratio (54 1/3 innings) into Tuesday’s showdown against the Astros.

The 26-year-old slugger crushed a 383-foot (114.5 mph EV) solo shot off of Zack Littell in the third inning that pulled the Blue Jays to within a run at 3-2. That would be as close as they would get. He’s slashing a terrific .294/.395/.438 through his first 43 games on the season, though that has come with just five homers, 20 RBI and zero stolen bases.