Start Bhayshul Tuten or J.K. Dobbins? Week 9
Updated Nov 5, 10:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Bhayshul Tuten: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins

- Market projects
- 13.4
- fantasy pts
- BAL D vs RB
- 19.4
- 8th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 55%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 8%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 6.5
- fantasy pts
- CAR D vs RB
- 28.3
- 2nd most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 38%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 4%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Bhayshul Tuten?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.8 a game over 9 games), J.K. Dobbins 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins, 13.4 to 6.6 projected PPR points. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Bhayshul Tuten at 13.4 points and J.K. Dobbins at 6.5, a gap of 6.9. J.K. Dobbins'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 J.K. Dobbins at 90.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 13.4 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 and 0.6 touchdowns (3 and 12 market sources).
Player markets imply 6.6 fantasy points for J.K. Dobbins, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 26 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (7 and 13 market sources).
That puts Bhayshul Tuten 6.9 points ahead of J.K. Dobbins on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
Bhayshul Tuten and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.
BAL allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 8th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 18 more yards.
J.K. Dobbins and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CAR allowed 28.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 2nd most in the league.
Running backs ran for 116 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 28 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, J.K. Dobbins has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Bhayshul Tuten is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.
J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Bhayshul Tuten played 55 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: 27 of 54 snaps, 16 carries for 104 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 55 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Through Week 8, J.K. Dobbins played 38 percent of DEN snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 8 against KC: 13 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 13 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, 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 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 J.K. Dobbins for Bhayshul Tuten?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.8 a game over 9 games), J.K. Dobbins 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins, 13.4 to 6.6 projected PPR points. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.
Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for J.K. Dobbins?
No. Keep Bhayshul Tuten: he projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.8 a game over 9 games), J.K. Dobbins 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins, 13.4 to 6.6 projected PPR points. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.
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