Start Bhayshul Tuten or J.K. Dobbins? Week 8

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

Start Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins

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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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J.K. Dobbins

RB · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 9.3; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 19.5; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 12 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 7
Target share: 5%; Through Week 7

Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Bhayshul Tuten?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), J.K. Dobbins 84 (9.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bhayshul Tuten at 11.9 points and J.K. Dobbins at 9.3, a gap of 2.6. 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 J.K. Dobbins this week yet, so his 9.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (8.7, 9.1 and 10.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bhayshul Tuten at ADP 53 and J.K. Dobbins at 90.

What the market projects

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 (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins yet. His market-based projections were 8.7, 9.1 and 10.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Bhayshul Tuten 2.6 points ahead of J.K. Dobbins on these 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.

J.K. Dobbins and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC 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.

J.K. Dobbins 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, J.K. Dobbins played 41 percent of DEN snaps, took 52 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 27 percent of the red zone chances.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 4 against SF: 21 of 65 snaps, 11 carries for 40 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 7 against ARI: 14 of 61 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.

He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.

He was on the field for 51 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 J.K. Dobbins for Bhayshul Tuten?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), J.K. Dobbins 84 (9.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins.
Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for J.K. Dobbins?
No. Keep Bhayshul Tuten: he projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), J.K. Dobbins 84 (9.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins.

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