Start Bucky Irving or Ashton Jeanty? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Ashton Jeanty over Bucky Irving

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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 15.5; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs RB: 21.4; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 75 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · vs ATL

Market projects: 12.6; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs RB: 24.6; 8th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Bucky Irving for Ashton Jeanty?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Bucky Irving 111 (12.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Bucky Irving.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over Bucky Irving in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 15.5 points and Bucky Irving at 12.6, a gap of 3.0. No player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty this week yet, so his 15.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (14.4, 16.1 and 16.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Bucky Irving this week yet, so his 12.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (11.2, 11.9 and 14.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Ashton Jeanty at ADP 25 and Bucky Irving at 45.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty yet. His market-based projections were 14.5, 16.1 and 16.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 15.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 0.8 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Bucky Irving yet. His market-based projections were 11.2, 11.9 and 14.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 12.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bucky Irving is 0.8 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Ashton Jeanty 3.0 points ahead of Bucky Irving on these 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.

Bucky Irving and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and a touchdown a game against ATL and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bucky Irving has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving 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, Bucky Irving played 64 percent of TB snaps, took 59 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 4 against GB: 37 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 5 against DAL: 39 of 72 snaps, 21 carries for 165 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 6 against PIT: 63 of 74 snaps, 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 7 against CAR: 37 of 63 snaps, 24 carries for 106 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.

He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 Bucky Irving for Ashton Jeanty?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Bucky Irving 111 (12.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Bucky Irving.
Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Bucky Irving?
No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Bucky Irving 111 (12.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Bucky Irving.

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