Start Bijan Robinson or Bhayshul Tuten? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 6:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bijan Robinson over Bhayshul Tuten

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · at TB

Market projects: 20.4; fantasy pts
TB D vs RB: 17.8; 3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 71%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

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Bhayshul Tuten

RB · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 14.9; fantasy pts
IND D vs RB: 22.0; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 74 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for Bijan Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 198 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 121 (12.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Bhayshul Tuten, 20.4 to 14.9 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 20.4 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 14.9, a gap of 5.5. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Bhayshul Tuten at 53.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.9 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 64 rushing yards, 17 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (13, 12, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 20.4 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bijan Robinson is 84 rushing yards, 28 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 1 touchdown (7, 13, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Bijan Robinson 5.5 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Bhayshul Tuten and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 22.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 96 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND and caught passes for 39 more yards.

Bijan Robinson and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 17.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 65 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against TB and caught passes for 37 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bhayshul Tuten has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Bhayshul Tuten played 56 percent of JAX snaps, took 58 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 3 against NE: 30 of 62 snaps, 15 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 4 against CIN: 36 of 61 snaps, 17 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 5 against PHI: 49 of 72 snaps, 22 carries for 72 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 6 against HOU: 41 of 71 snaps, 12 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 7, Bijan Robinson played 71 percent of ATL snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 46 percent of the red zone chances.

Bijan Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 34 of 57 snaps, 19 carries for 145 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 52 of 64 snaps, 17 carries for 86 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 43 of 55 snaps, 9 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -8 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 7 against SF: 55 of 69 snaps, 20 carries for 63 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.

He was on the field for 21 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 Bhayshul Tuten for Bijan Robinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 198 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 121 (12.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Bhayshul Tuten, 20.4 to 14.9 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Bijan Robinson for Bhayshul Tuten?
No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 198 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 121 (12.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Bhayshul Tuten, 20.4 to 14.9 projected PPR points.

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