Start Braelon Allen or Ollie Gordon II? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 12:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Braelon Allen over Ollie Gordon II

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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 14.8; recent weeks avg
LV D vs RB: 25.4; 5th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 100 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 7
Target share: 10%; Through Week 7

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Ollie Gordon II

RB · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 10.2; recent weeks avg
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 65 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 7
Target share: 14%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Braelon Allen?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Braelon Allen projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.7 a game over 9 games), Ollie Gordon II 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Braelon Allen over Ollie Gordon II.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Braelon Allen over Ollie Gordon II in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Braelon Allen at 14.8 points and Ollie Gordon II at 10.2, a gap of 4.6. No player market is posted for Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 14.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (14.9, 13.8 and 15.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Ollie Gordon II this week yet, so his 10.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (9.8 and 10.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 14.9, 13.8 and 15.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 14.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ollie Gordon II yet. His market-based projections were 9.8 and 10.7 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 10.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ollie Gordon II is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Braelon Allen 4.6 points ahead of Ollie Gordon II on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Braelon Allen and NYJ host LV on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LV allowed 25.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 125 yards and a touchdown a game against LV and caught passes for 37 more yards.

Ollie Gordon II and MIA host NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 83 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 35 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Ollie Gordon II is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Braelon Allen played 64 percent of NYJ snaps, took 53 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 14 carries for 59 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 5 against CLE: 60 of 70 snaps, 24 carries for 116 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 6 against NE: 54 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 7 against MIA: 46 of 59 snaps, 17 carries for 104 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 30 yards.

Through Week 7, Ollie Gordon II played 83 percent of MIA snaps, took 64 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 45 percent of the red zone chances.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 7 against NYJ: 54 of 65 snaps, 25 carries for 103 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.

He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.

He was on the field for 24 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Ollie Gordon II played 17 games for MIA and scored 54.1 PPR points, 3.2 a game, finishing RB68.

He ran 70 times for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 7 of 9 targets for 32 yards.

He was on the field for 22 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 9 carries for 9 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 8 of 55 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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 Ollie Gordon II for Braelon Allen?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Braelon Allen projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.7 a game over 9 games), Ollie Gordon II 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Braelon Allen over Ollie Gordon II.
Should I drop Braelon Allen for Ollie Gordon II?
No. Keep Braelon Allen: he projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.7 a game over 9 games), Ollie Gordon II 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Braelon Allen over Ollie Gordon II.