Start Chuba Hubbard or Ashton Jeanty? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ashton Jeanty over Chuba Hubbard

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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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Chuba Hubbard

RB · CAR · at GB

Market projects: 15.3; fantasy pts
GB D vs RB: 25.0; 6th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 74 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 78%; Through Week 7
Target share: 9%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Chuba Hubbard?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chuba Hubbard projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games), Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Chuba Hubbard. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over Chuba Hubbard in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 15.5 points and Chuba Hubbard at 15.3, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 Ashton Jeanty at ADP 25 and Chuba Hubbard at 83.

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).

Player markets imply 15.3 fantasy points for Chuba Hubbard, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chuba Hubbard is 70 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (14, 13, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Ashton Jeanty 0.3 points ahead of Chuba Hubbard 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.

Chuba Hubbard and CAR visit GB on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

GB allowed 25.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 95 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB and caught passes for 33 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Chuba Hubbard has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Chuba Hubbard 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, Chuba Hubbard played 78 percent of CAR snaps, took 68 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 3 against CLE: 65 of 77 snaps, 19 carries for 82 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 4 against DET: 63 of 75 snaps, 20 carries for 122 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 6 against PHI: 74 of 79 snaps, 28 carries for 120 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards, 1 touchdown.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 7 against TB: 34 of 56 snaps, 7 carries for 33 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 27 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, Chuba Hubbard played 15 games for CAR and scored 125.4 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB38.

He ran 134 times for 511 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 39 targets for 223 yards.

He was on the field for 47 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 Chuba Hubbard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chuba Hubbard projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games), Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Chuba Hubbard. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Chuba Hubbard for Ashton Jeanty?
No. Keep Chuba Hubbard: he projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games), Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Chuba Hubbard.

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