Start J.K. Dobbins or Brian Robinson Jr.? Week 8
Updated Oct 27, 8:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.
Start J.K. Dobbins over Brian Robinson
- Market projects
- 9.3
- recent weeks avg
- KC D vs RB
- 19.5
- 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 41%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 5%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 7.9
- recent weeks avg
- TB D vs RB
- 17.8
- 3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 31%
- Through Week 6
- Target share
- 4%
- Through Week 6
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Our Week 8 call
Start J.K. Dobbins over Brian Robinson in Week 8.
Brian Robinson is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start J.K. Dobbins. Drafters take J.K. Dobbins at ADP 90 and Brian Robinson at 210.
What the market projects
No Week 8 player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins yet. His market-based projections were 8.7, 9.1 and 10.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.
The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).
No Week 8 player market is posted for Brian Robinson yet. His market-based projections were 8.3, 8.4 and 7.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 7.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.
That puts J.K. Dobbins 1.4 points ahead of Brian Robinson on these projections.
Week 8 matchups
J.K. Dobbins 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.
Brian 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.
By points allowed to the position, J.K. Dobbins has the softer matchup.
Injury status
J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.
Brian Robinson is listed as out with a hamstring injury.
Usage before Week 8
Through Week 7, J.K. Dobbins played 41 percent of DEN snaps, took 52 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 27 percent of the red zone chances.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 4 against SF: 21 of 65 snaps, 11 carries for 40 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 7 against ARI: 14 of 61 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 6, Brian Robinson played 31 percent of ATL snaps, took 31 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.
Brian Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 19 of 71 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
Brian Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 24 of 57 snaps, 14 carries for 62 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Brian Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 14 of 64 snaps, 7 carries for 16 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Brian Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 10 of 55 snaps, 2 carries for 1 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.
He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 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.
Week 8 on the board
- Is J.K. Dobbins playing Week 8?
- Is Brian Robinson Jr. playing Week 8?
- Broncos depth chart
- Falcons depth chart
- Week 8 RB rankings
- Week 8 fantasy rankings
- Week 8 start or sit
- Week 8 waiver wire
- Week 8 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 8
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 8 kicker rankings
- Week 8 defense rankings