Start D'Andre Swift or Bhayshul Tuten? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:31 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start D'Andre Swift over Bhayshul Tuten

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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 16.9; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs RB: 20.9; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

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Bhayshul Tuten

RB · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 15.6; fantasy pts
IND D vs RB: 22.0; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for D'Andre Swift?

Yes, on the rest of the season. D'Andre Swift projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Bhayshul Tuten.

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Our Week 8 call

Start D'Andre Swift over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 8.

Market-based projections have D'Andre Swift at 16.9 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 15.6, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Bhayshul Tuten'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 D'Andre Swift this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (18.4, 16.0 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take D'Andre Swift at ADP 41 and Bhayshul Tuten at 53.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for D'Andre Swift yet. His market-based projections were 18.4, 16.0 and 16.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for D'Andre Swift is 0.8 touchdowns (8 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.6 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 62 rushing yards and 0.7 touchdowns (6 and 8 market sources).

That puts D'Andre Swift 1.3 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

D'Andre Swift and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 71 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA and caught passes for 32 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, Bhayshul Tuten has the softer matchup.

Injury status

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, D'Andre Swift played 60 percent of CHI snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 4 against NYJ: 33 of 93 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.

D'Andre Swift, Week 7 against NE: 59 of 69 snaps, 22 carries for 78 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.

He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 D'Andre Swift?
Yes, on the rest of the season. D'Andre Swift projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Bhayshul Tuten.
Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Bhayshul Tuten?
No. Keep D'Andre Swift: he projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Bhayshul Tuten.

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