Start Bhayshul Tuten or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 5:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Latest

Oct 25, 3:43 PM ET: Aaron Jones Sr.: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Bhayshul Tuten over Aaron Jones Sr.

Tuten projects lower, 11.9 to 13.7, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 53 for Tuten, 110 for Jones.

Start

Bhayshul Tuten

RB · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 11.9; recent weeks avg
IND D vs RB: 22.0; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 58 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Sit

Aaron Jones Sr.

RB · MIN · at DET · Questionable

Market projects: 13.7; recent weeks avg
DET D vs RB: 19.8; 10th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 20 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 25%; Through Week 7
Target share: 4%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for Aaron Jones Sr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Bhayshul Tuten 121 (12.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.

Parlae may earn a commission from price links.

Bhayshul Tuten rookie cards

Make this call for your own roster

Sync your league and My Team sets this week's lineup for your actual roster, spot by spot. Free, no account.

Sync my league

Sleeper ESPN Yahoo

Or get it by email

Tuesday 7am ET: one email with what moved on the board and who is worth a claim.

Free. One a week, one tap to stop.

Our Week 8 call

Start Bhayshul Tuten over Aaron Jones Sr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bhayshul Tuten at 11.9 points and Aaron Jones Sr. at 13.7, a gap of 1.8. Bhayshul Tuten still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 53 against 110, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Bhayshul Tuten this week yet, so his 11.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (11.9 and 11.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. this week yet, so his 13.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (16.2 and 11.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 16.2 and 11.3 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 13.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Aaron Jones Sr. is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Bhayshul Tuten yet. His market-based projections were 11.9 and 11.8 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 11.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 0.7 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Aaron Jones Sr. 1.8 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN visit DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against DET and caught passes for 25 more yards.

Bhayshul Tuten and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 22.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 96 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bhayshul Tuten has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Aaron Jones Sr. is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Aaron Jones Sr. played 25 percent of MIN snaps, took 30 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 7 against IND: 15 of 59 snaps, 8 carries for 26 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Bhayshul Tuten played 56 percent of JAX snaps, took 58 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 3 against NE: 30 of 62 snaps, 15 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 4 against CIN: 36 of 61 snaps, 17 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 5 against PHI: 49 of 72 snaps, 22 carries for 72 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 6 against HOU: 41 of 71 snaps, 12 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Aaron Jones Sr. played 12 games for MIN and scored 118.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing RB41.

He ran 132 times for 548 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 28 of 41 targets for 199 yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DET: 35 of 54 snaps, 18 carries for 53 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against NYG: 39 of 61 snaps, 21 carries for 85 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 11.3 PPR points.

In 2025, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.

He was on the field for 21 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for Aaron Jones Sr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Bhayshul Tuten 121 (12.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Bhayshul Tuten?
No. Keep Aaron Jones Sr.: he projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Bhayshul Tuten 121 (12.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Aaron Jones Sr. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.

Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr.?Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten?