Start Jonathan Taylor or Bhayshul Tuten? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jonathan Taylor over Bhayshul Tuten

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Jonathan Taylor

RB · IND · at JAX

Market projects: 18.0; recent weeks avg
JAX D vs RB: 17.3; 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 35 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 80%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; 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 Jonathan Taylor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 166 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Bhayshul Tuten.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jonathan Taylor over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jonathan Taylor at 18.0 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 15.6, a gap of 2.4. 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 Jonathan Taylor this week yet, so his 18.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (17.9, 20.6 and 15.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jonathan Taylor at ADP 8 and Bhayshul Tuten at 53.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor yet. His market-based projections were 17.9, 20.6 and 15.6 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 18.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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 Jonathan Taylor 2.4 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jonathan Taylor and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 17.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 52 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX and caught passes for 38 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

Jonathan Taylor is not on the injury report.

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jonathan Taylor played 80 percent of IND snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 47 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 4 against WAS: 47 of 66 snaps, 20 carries for 95 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 5 against PIT: 52 of 71 snaps, 15 carries for 45 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 6 against TEN: 65 of 83 snaps, 21 carries for 94 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 7 against MIN: 41 of 58 snaps, 18 carries for 95 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 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, Jonathan Taylor played 17 games for IND and scored 362.3 PPR points, 21.3 a game, finishing RB4.

He ran 323 times for 1585 yards and 18 touchdowns, and caught 46 of 55 targets for 378 yards.

He was on the field for 84 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 Jonathan Taylor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 166 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Bhayshul Tuten.
Should I drop Jonathan Taylor for Bhayshul Tuten?
No. Keep Jonathan Taylor: he projects 166 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over Bhayshul Tuten.

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