Start Bhayshul Tuten or RJ Harvey? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bhayshul Tuten over RJ Harvey

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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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RJ Harvey

RB · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 9.7; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 19.5; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 15 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

Should I drop RJ Harvey 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), RJ Harvey 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over RJ Harvey.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bhayshul Tuten over RJ Harvey in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bhayshul Tuten at 11.9 points and RJ Harvey at 9.7, a gap of 2.2. 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 RJ Harvey this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.9, 8.7 and 9.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bhayshul Tuten at ADP 53 and RJ Harvey at 100.

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 RJ Harvey yet. His market-based projections were 10.9, 8.7 and 9.6 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Bhayshul Tuten 2.2 points ahead of RJ Harvey 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.

RJ Harvey 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.

RJ Harvey 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, RJ Harvey played 39 percent of DEN snaps, took 17 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

RJ Harvey, Week 4 against SF: 29 of 65 snaps, 7 carries for 25 yards, 10 targets and 10 catches for 68 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 5 against LAC: 23 of 62 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 6 against SEA: 24 of 60 snaps, 6 carries for 25 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown.

RJ Harvey, Week 7 against ARI: 16 of 61 snaps, 3 carries for 6 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 54 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, RJ Harvey played 17 games for DEN and scored 206.6 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing RB20.

He ran 146 times for 540 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 47 of 58 targets for 356 yards.

He was on the field for 41 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 RJ Harvey 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), RJ Harvey 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over RJ Harvey.
Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for RJ Harvey?
No. Keep Bhayshul Tuten: he projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), RJ Harvey 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over RJ Harvey.

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