Start Ollie Gordon II or Ashton Jeanty? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 10:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ashton Jeanty over Ollie Gordon II

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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

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Ollie Gordon II

RB · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 15.0; fantasy pts
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 7
Target share: 14%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Ashton Jeanty?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Ollie Gordon II 97 (9.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Ollie Gordon II.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over Ollie Gordon II in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 15.5 points and Ollie Gordon II at 15.0, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Ollie Gordon II's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. 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.

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).

Player markets imply 15.0 fantasy points for Ollie Gordon II, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ollie Gordon II is 0.6 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Ashton Jeanty 0.6 points ahead of Ollie Gordon II 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.

Ollie Gordon II and MIA host NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 83 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 35 more yards.

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

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Ollie Gordon II 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, Ollie Gordon II played 83 percent of MIA snaps, took 64 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 45 percent of the red zone chances.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 7 against NYJ: 54 of 65 snaps, 25 carries for 103 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 0 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, Ollie Gordon II played 17 games for MIA and scored 54.1 PPR points, 3.2 a game, finishing RB68.

He ran 70 times for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 7 of 9 targets for 32 yards.

He was on the field for 22 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 9 carries for 9 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 8 of 55 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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 Ollie Gordon II for Ashton Jeanty?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Ollie Gordon II 97 (9.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Ollie Gordon II.
Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Ollie Gordon II?
No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Ollie Gordon II 97 (9.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Ollie Gordon II.

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