Start Bhayshul Tuten or Keaton Mitchell? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 1:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bhayshul Tuten over Keaton Mitchell

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Bhayshul Tuten

RB · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 14.9; fantasy pts
IND D vs RB: 22.0; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 74 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

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Keaton Mitchell

RB · LAC · at LAR

Market projects: 7.8; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs RB: 20.6; 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 14 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 32%; Through Week 6
Target share: 9%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Keaton Mitchell 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), Keaton Mitchell 28 (2.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Keaton Mitchell.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bhayshul Tuten over Keaton Mitchell in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bhayshul Tuten at 14.9 points and Keaton Mitchell at 7.8, a gap of 7.1. No player market is posted for Keaton Mitchell this week yet, so his 7.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (8.6 and 7.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bhayshul Tuten at ADP 53 and Keaton Mitchell at 190.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.9 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 64 rushing yards, 17 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (13, 12, 12 and 13 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Keaton Mitchell yet. His market-based projections were 8.6 and 7.0 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 7.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Keaton Mitchell is 0.2 touchdowns (9 market sources).

That puts Bhayshul Tuten 7.1 points ahead of Keaton Mitchell 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.

Keaton Mitchell and LAC visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against LAR and caught passes for 45 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bhayshul Tuten has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Keaton Mitchell 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 6, Keaton Mitchell played 32 percent of LAC snaps, took 21 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 3 against BUF: 26 of 69 snaps, 8 carries for 52 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for -5 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 4 against SEA: 26 of 71 snaps, 10 carries for 39 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 24 yards.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 5 against DEN: 23 of 67 snaps, 6 carries for 11 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 6 against KC: 17 of 68 snaps, 2 carries for 4 yards, 1 target 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, Keaton Mitchell played 13 games for BAL and scored 55.4 PPR points, 4.3 a game, finishing RB67.

He ran 59 times for 341 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 9 of 12 targets for 63 yards.

He was on the field for 17 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 Keaton Mitchell 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), Keaton Mitchell 28 (2.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Keaton Mitchell.
Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for Keaton Mitchell?
No. Keep Bhayshul Tuten: he projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), Keaton Mitchell 28 (2.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Keaton Mitchell.

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