Start Bijan Robinson or Jaylen Warren? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bijan Robinson over Jaylen Warren

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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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Jaylen Warren

RB · PIT · vs CLE

Market projects: 16.7; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs RB: 19.4; 8th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 74%; Through Week 7
Target share: 14%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jaylen Warren 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), Jaylen Warren 154 (17.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Jaylen Warren.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Jaylen Warren in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 22.7 points and Jaylen Warren at 16.7, a gap of 5.9. 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 Jaylen Warren this week yet, so his 16.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (17.8, 15.7 and 16.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Jaylen Warren at 62.

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 Jaylen Warren yet. His market-based projections were 17.8, 15.7 and 16.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jaylen Warren is 0.8 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Bijan Robinson 5.9 points ahead of Jaylen Warren 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.

Jaylen Warren and PIT host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 19.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 20 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jaylen Warren has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Jaylen Warren 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, Jaylen Warren played 74 percent of PIT snaps, took 68 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 24 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Warren, Week 4 against CLE: 70 of 72 snaps, 17 carries for 93 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 5 against IND: 52 of 60 snaps, 15 carries for 101 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 87 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jaylen Warren, Week 6 against TB: 59 of 79 snaps, 14 carries for 50 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 28 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 7 against NO: 40 of 64 snaps, 18 carries for 101 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

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, Jaylen Warren played 16 games for PIT and scored 217.1 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing RB17.

He ran 211 times for 958 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 333 yards.

He was on the field for 51 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 Jaylen Warren 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), Jaylen Warren 154 (17.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Jaylen Warren.
Should I drop Bijan Robinson for Jaylen Warren?
No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 199 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.1 a game over 9 games), Jaylen Warren 154 (17.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Jaylen Warren.