Start Bhayshul Tuten or Chris Rodriguez Jr.? Week 9
Updated Nov 2, 12:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Latest
- : Bhayshul Tuten: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Chris Rodriguez Jr.: Listed Questionable (Hand) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Bhayshul Tuten over Chris Rodriguez Jr.
- Market projects
- 13.2
- fantasy pts
- BAL D vs RB
- 18.5
- 5th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 56%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 8%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 9.1
- fantasy pts
- BAL D vs RB
- 18.5
- 5th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Chris Rodriguez Jr. for Bhayshul Tuten?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 9 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Chris Rodriguez Jr., 13.2 to 9.1 projected PPR points. Chris Rodriguez Jr. is listed questionable. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Bhayshul Tuten over Chris Rodriguez Jr. in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Bhayshul Tuten at 13.2 points and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 9.1, a gap of 4.1. Chris Rodriguez Jr.'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. Drafters take Bhayshul Tuten at ADP 53 and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 178.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 13.2 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 67 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (4, 3, 3 and 10 market sources).
Player markets imply 9.1 fantasy points for Chris Rodriguez Jr., with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Chris Rodriguez Jr. is 30 rushing yards and 0-1 touchdowns (5 and 11 market sources).
That puts Bhayshul Tuten 4.1 points ahead of Chris Rodriguez Jr. on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
Bhayshul Tuten and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.
BAL allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 77 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 15 more yards.
Chris Rodriguez Jr. and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.
BAL allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 77 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 15 more yards.
Injury status
Bhayshul Tuten is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.
Chris Rodriguez Jr. is listed as questionable with a hand injury.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Bhayshul Tuten played 56 percent of JAX snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 32 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Bhayshul Tuten, Week 8 against IND: 16 carries for 104 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 55 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Through Week 8, Chris Rodriguez Jr. took 18 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 8 against IND: 6 carries for 41 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.
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, Chris Rodriguez Jr. played 13 games for WAS and scored 92.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing RB51.
He ran 112 times for 500 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 3 of 4 targets for 30 yards.
He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 16 carries for 65 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 18 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.
Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 28 of 54 snaps, 15 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown, 13.9 PPR points.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Chris Rodriguez Jr. for Bhayshul Tuten?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 9 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Chris Rodriguez Jr., 13.2 to 9.1 projected PPR points. Chris Rodriguez Jr. is listed questionable. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.
Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?
No. Keep Bhayshul Tuten: he projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 9 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Chris Rodriguez Jr., 13.2 to 9.1 projected PPR points. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable. Chris Rodriguez Jr. is listed questionable.
Week 9 on the board
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- Is Chris Rodriguez Jr. playing Week 9?
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