Should I drop Braelon Allen for Bhayshul Tuten?

Not on these numbers alone. Braelon Allen projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.7 a game over 9 games) and Bhayshul Tuten 121 (12.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Braelon Allen.

Start Bhayshul Tuten or Braelon Allen? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bhayshul Tuten over Braelon Allen

Tuten projects lower, 11.9 to 14.8, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 53 for Tuten, 180 for Allen.

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Bhayshul Tuten

RB · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 11.9; recent weeks avg
IND D vs RB: 22.0; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 58 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 14.8; recent weeks avg
LV D vs RB: 25.4; 5th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 100 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 7
Target share: 10%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for Braelon Allen?

Not on these numbers alone. Bhayshul Tuten projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games) and Braelon Allen 123 (13.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bhayshul Tuten over Braelon Allen in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bhayshul Tuten at 11.9 points and Braelon Allen at 14.8, a gap of 2.9. Bhayshul Tuten still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 53 against 180, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Bhayshul Tuten this week yet, so his 11.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (11.9 and 11.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 14.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (14.9, 13.8 and 15.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 14.9, 13.8 and 15.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 14.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Bhayshul Tuten yet. His market-based projections were 11.9 and 11.8 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 11.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 0.7 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Braelon Allen 2.9 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Braelon Allen and NYJ host LV on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LV allowed 25.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 125 yards and a touchdown a game against LV and caught passes for 37 more yards.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Braelon Allen played 64 percent of NYJ snaps, took 53 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 14 carries for 59 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 5 against CLE: 60 of 70 snaps, 24 carries for 116 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 6 against NE: 54 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 7 against MIA: 46 of 59 snaps, 17 carries for 104 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 30 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.

He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.

He was on the field for 24 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Braelon Allen?
Not on these numbers alone. Bhayshul Tuten projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games) and Braelon Allen 123 (13.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Braelon Allen.
Should I drop Braelon Allen for Bhayshul Tuten?
Not on these numbers alone. Braelon Allen projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.7 a game over 9 games) and Bhayshul Tuten 121 (12.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Braelon Allen.

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