Start Omarion Hampton or Brian Robinson Jr.? Week 8
Updated Oct 27, 7:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Omarion Hampton over Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson is listed out, so Omarion Hampton starts despite the lower projection.
- Market projects
- 7.8
- recent weeks avg
- LAR D vs RB
- 20.6
- 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 46%
- Through Week 6
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 6
- 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 Omarion Hampton over Brian Robinson in Week 8.
Brian Robinson is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Omarion Hampton. Drafters take Omarion Hampton at ADP 20 and Brian Robinson at 210.
What the market projects
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.
No Week 8 player market is posted for Omarion Hampton yet. His market-based projections were 8.6 and 7.1 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 7.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.
The market-based projection for Omarion Hampton is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).
That puts Brian Robinson 0.1 points ahead of Omarion Hampton on these projections.
Week 8 matchups
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.
Omarion Hampton and LAC visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
LAR allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against LAR and caught passes for 45 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Omarion Hampton has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Brian Robinson is listed as out with a hamstring injury.
Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 8
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.
Through Week 6, Omarion Hampton played 46 percent of LAC snaps, took 47 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.
Omarion Hampton, Week 3 against BUF: 29 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 56 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Omarion Hampton, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 9 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.
Omarion Hampton, Week 5 against DEN: 20 of 67 snaps, 14 carries for 33 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.
Omarion Hampton, Week 6 against KC: 34 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.
He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.
He was on the field for 63 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.
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Week 8 on the board
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- Is Brian Robinson Jr. playing Week 8?
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- Start 'em sit 'em Week 8
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- Rest of season rankings
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