Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for D'Andre Swift?

Not on these numbers alone. Ashton Jeanty projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games) and D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over D'Andre Swift.

Start D'Andre Swift or Ashton Jeanty? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 12:31 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ashton Jeanty over D'Andre Swift

Jeanty projects lower, 15.5 to 16.9, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 25 for Jeanty, 41 for Swift.

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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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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 16.9; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs RB: 20.9; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Ashton Jeanty?

Not on these numbers alone. D'Andre Swift projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.7 a game over 9 games) and Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over D'Andre Swift.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over D'Andre Swift in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 15.5 points and D'Andre Swift at 16.9, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Ashton Jeanty still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 25 against 41, and that outweighs a gap this size. 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 D'Andre Swift this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (18.4, 16.0 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for D'Andre Swift yet. His market-based projections were 18.4, 16.0 and 16.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for D'Andre Swift is 0.8 touchdowns (6 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 D'Andre Swift 1.4 points ahead of Ashton Jeanty on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

D'Andre Swift and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 71 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA 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, Ashton Jeanty has the softer matchup.

Injury status

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, D'Andre Swift played 60 percent of CHI snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 4 against NYJ: 33 of 93 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.

D'Andre Swift, Week 7 against NE: 59 of 69 snaps, 22 carries for 78 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.

He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 D'Andre Swift for Ashton Jeanty?
Not on these numbers alone. D'Andre Swift projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.7 a game over 9 games) and Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over D'Andre Swift.
Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for D'Andre Swift?
Not on these numbers alone. Ashton Jeanty projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games) and D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over D'Andre Swift.

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