Start Bijan Robinson or Ashton Jeanty? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 2:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bijan Robinson over Ashton Jeanty

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · at TB

Market projects: 20.4; fantasy pts
TB D vs RB: 17.8; 3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 71%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 15.4; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs RB: 21.4; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 81 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Bijan Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 198 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 9 games), Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Ashton Jeanty, 20.4 to 15.4 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Ashton Jeanty in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 20.4 points and Ashton Jeanty at 15.4, a gap of 5.0. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Ashton Jeanty at 25.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.4 fantasy points for Ashton Jeanty, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 50 rushing yards, 28 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (5, 5, 7 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 20.4 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bijan Robinson is 84 rushing yards, 28 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 1 touchdown (7, 13, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Bijan Robinson 5.0 points ahead of Ashton Jeanty on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Ashton Jeanty and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 22 more yards.

Bijan Robinson and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 17.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 65 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against TB and caught passes for 37 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ashton Jeanty has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Ashton Jeanty played 70 percent of LV snaps, took 64 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 68 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 5 against NE: 32 of 60 snaps, 10 carries for 27 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 50 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 6 against BUF: 38 of 66 snaps, 10 carries for 22 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 7 against LAR: 49 of 68 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 61 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Bijan Robinson played 71 percent of ATL snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 46 percent of the red zone chances.

Bijan Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 34 of 57 snaps, 19 carries for 145 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 52 of 64 snaps, 17 carries for 86 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 43 of 55 snaps, 9 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -8 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 7 against SF: 55 of 69 snaps, 20 carries for 63 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ashton Jeanty played 17 games for LV and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.

He ran 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 Ashton Jeanty for Bijan Robinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 198 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 9 games), Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Ashton Jeanty, 20.4 to 15.4 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Bijan Robinson for Ashton Jeanty?
No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 198 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 9 games), Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Ashton Jeanty, 20.4 to 15.4 projected PPR points.

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