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Start Derrick Henry or Ashton Jeanty? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:41 AM ET.

Start Derrick Henry over Ashton Jeanty

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Derrick Henry

RB · BAL · at BUF

Market projects
16.0
recent weeks avg
BUF D vs RB
27.3
3rd most to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
92 of 100 at RB
Snap share
57%
Through Week 7
Target share
6%
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 Derrick Henry for Ashton Jeanty?

Not on these numbers alone. Derrick Henry projects 140 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.6 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 Derrick Henry over Ashton Jeanty.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Derrick Henry over Ashton Jeanty in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Derrick Henry at 16.0 points and Ashton Jeanty at 15.5, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Derrick Henry this week yet, so his 16.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (15.4, 16.2 and 16.3); 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 Derrick Henry at ADP 15 and Ashton Jeanty at 25.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Derrick Henry yet. His market-based projections were 15.4, 16.2 and 16.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Derrick Henry is 1.1 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 Derrick Henry 0.4 points ahead of Ashton Jeanty on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Derrick Henry and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 27.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 83 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 47 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, Derrick Henry has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Derrick Henry is not on the injury report.

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Derrick Henry played 57 percent of BAL snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 51 percent of the red zone chances.

Derrick Henry, Week 4 against TEN: 40 of 64 snaps, 23 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Derrick Henry, Week 5 against ATL: 42 of 76 snaps, 24 carries for 102 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Derrick Henry, Week 6 against CLE: 33 of 57 snaps, 17 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Derrick Henry, Week 7 against CIN: 34 of 67 snaps, 17 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 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, Derrick Henry played 17 games for BAL and scored 279.5 PPR points, 16.4 a game, finishing RB8.

He ran 307 times for 1595 yards and 16 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 21 targets for 150 yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Derrick Henry for Ashton Jeanty?

    Not on these numbers alone. Derrick Henry projects 140 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.6 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 Derrick Henry over Ashton Jeanty.

  • Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Derrick Henry?

    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 Derrick Henry 140 (15.6 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Derrick Henry over Ashton Jeanty.

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