Start Bijan Robinson or Bucky Irving? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 4:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bijan Robinson over Bucky Irving

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · at TB

Market projects: 20.2; fantasy pts
TB D vs RB: 17.8; 3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 62 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 71%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · vs ATL

Market projects: 15.8; fantasy pts
ATL D vs RB: 24.6; 8th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 93 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Bucky Irving for Bijan Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 198 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 9 games), Bucky Irving 113 (12.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Bucky Irving, 20.2 to 15.8 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Bucky Irving in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 20.2 points and Bucky Irving at 15.8, a gap of 4.5. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Bucky Irving at 45.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 20.2 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bijan Robinson is 82 rushing yards, 28 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 1 touchdown (8, 13, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.8 fantasy points for Bucky Irving, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bucky Irving is 71 rushing yards, 14 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.8 touchdowns (12, 10, 8 and 13 market sources).

That puts Bijan Robinson 4.5 points ahead of Bucky Irving on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Bijan Robinson and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 17.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 65 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against TB and caught passes for 37 more yards.

Bucky Irving and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and a touchdown a game against ATL and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bucky Irving has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Bijan Robinson played 71 percent of ATL snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 46 percent of the red zone chances.

Bijan Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 34 of 57 snaps, 19 carries for 145 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 52 of 64 snaps, 17 carries for 86 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 43 of 55 snaps, 9 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -8 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 7 against SF: 55 of 69 snaps, 20 carries for 63 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Through Week 7, Bucky Irving played 64 percent of TB snaps, took 59 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 4 against GB: 37 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 5 against DAL: 39 of 72 snaps, 21 carries for 165 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 6 against PIT: 63 of 74 snaps, 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 7 against CAR: 37 of 63 snaps, 24 carries for 106 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.

He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 Bucky Irving for Bijan Robinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 198 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 9 games), Bucky Irving 113 (12.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Bucky Irving, 20.2 to 15.8 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Bijan Robinson for Bucky Irving?
No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 198 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 9 games), Bucky Irving 113 (12.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Bucky Irving, 20.2 to 15.8 projected PPR points.