Start Bijan Robinson or D'Andre Swift? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bijan Robinson over D'Andre Swift

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · at TB

Market projects: 22.7; recent weeks avg
TB D vs RB: 17.8; 3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 68 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 71%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 16.9; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs RB: 20.9; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Bijan Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 199 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.1 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over D'Andre Swift.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bijan Robinson over D'Andre Swift in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 22.7 points and D'Andre Swift at 16.9, a gap of 5.8. No player market is posted for Bijan Robinson this week yet, so his 22.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (21.5, 23.2 and 23.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for D'Andre Swift this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (18.4, 16.0 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and D'Andre Swift at 41.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Bijan Robinson yet. His market-based projections were 21.5, 23.2 and 23.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 22.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bijan Robinson is 1 touchdown (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for D'Andre Swift yet. His market-based projections were 18.4, 16.0 and 16.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for D'Andre Swift is 0.8 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Bijan Robinson 5.8 points ahead of D'Andre Swift on these 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.

D'Andre Swift and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 71 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA and caught passes for 32 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, D'Andre Swift has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

D'Andre Swift 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, D'Andre Swift played 60 percent of CHI snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 4 against NYJ: 33 of 93 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.

D'Andre Swift, Week 7 against NE: 59 of 69 snaps, 22 carries for 78 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.

He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 D'Andre Swift for Bijan Robinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 199 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.1 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over D'Andre Swift.
Should I drop Bijan Robinson for D'Andre Swift?
No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 199 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.1 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over D'Andre Swift.