Start Jonathan Taylor or Ashton Jeanty? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jonathan Taylor over Ashton Jeanty

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Jonathan Taylor

RB · IND · at JAX

Market projects: 18.0; recent weeks avg
JAX D vs RB: 17.3; 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 35 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 80%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; 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; 72 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Jonathan Taylor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 166 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 9 games), Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Ashton Jeanty.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jonathan Taylor over Ashton Jeanty in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jonathan Taylor at 18.0 points and Ashton Jeanty at 15.5, a gap of 2.5. No player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor this week yet, so his 18.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (17.9, 20.6 and 15.6); 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 Jonathan Taylor at ADP 8 and Ashton Jeanty at 25.

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 0.7 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor yet. His market-based projections were 17.9, 20.6 and 15.6 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 18.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Jonathan Taylor 2.5 points ahead of Ashton Jeanty 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.

Jonathan Taylor and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 17.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 52 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX and caught passes for 38 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ashton Jeanty has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Jonathan Taylor 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, Jonathan Taylor played 80 percent of IND snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 47 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 4 against WAS: 47 of 66 snaps, 20 carries for 95 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 5 against PIT: 52 of 71 snaps, 15 carries for 45 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 6 against TEN: 65 of 83 snaps, 21 carries for 94 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 7 against MIN: 41 of 58 snaps, 18 carries for 95 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Jonathan Taylor played 17 games for IND and scored 362.3 PPR points, 21.3 a game, finishing RB4.

He ran 323 times for 1585 yards and 18 touchdowns, and caught 46 of 55 targets for 378 yards.

He was on the field for 84 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 Jonathan Taylor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 166 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 9 games), Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Ashton Jeanty.
Should I drop Jonathan Taylor for Ashton Jeanty?
No. Keep Jonathan Taylor: he projects 166 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 9 games), Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Ashton Jeanty.

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