Start Ashton Jeanty or Chase Brown? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chase Brown over Ashton Jeanty

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Chase Brown

RB · CIN · vs TEN

Market projects: 15.6; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs RB: 22.0; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 89 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 71%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

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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

Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Chase Brown?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chase Brown projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 10 games), Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chase Brown over Ashton Jeanty.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chase Brown over Ashton Jeanty in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chase Brown at 15.6 points and Ashton Jeanty at 15.5, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Chase Brown this week yet, so his 15.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (17.7 and 13.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Chase Brown at ADP 16 and Ashton Jeanty at 25.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Chase Brown yet. His market-based projections were 17.7 and 13.5 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 15.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Chase Brown is 0.7 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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).

That puts Chase Brown 0.1 points ahead of Ashton Jeanty on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Chase Brown and CIN host TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 22.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against TEN and caught passes for 32 more yards.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Chase Brown has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chase Brown is not on the injury report.

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Chase Brown played 71 percent of CIN snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 27 percent of the red zone chances.

Chase Brown, Week 3 against PIT: 40 of 57 snaps, 13 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 9 carries for 10 yards, 11 targets and 11 catches for 71 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 5 against MIA: 39 of 65 snaps, 13 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 7 against BAL: 40 of 53 snaps, 11 carries for 39 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 19 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chase Brown played 17 games for CIN and scored 282.6 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing RB7.

He ran 232 times for 1019 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 69 of 88 targets for 437 yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Chase Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chase Brown projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 10 games), Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chase Brown over Ashton Jeanty.
Should I drop Chase Brown for Ashton Jeanty?
No. Keep Chase Brown: he projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 10 games), Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chase Brown over Ashton Jeanty.

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