Start Bucky Irving or Chase Brown? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Chase Brown over Bucky Irving

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Chase Brown

RB · CIN · vs TEN

Market projects: 15.6; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs RB: 22.0; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 89 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 71%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · vs ATL

Market projects: 12.6; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs RB: 24.6; 8th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Bucky Irving for Chase Brown?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chase Brown projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 10 games), Bucky Irving 111 (12.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chase Brown over Bucky Irving.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chase Brown over Bucky Irving in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chase Brown at 15.6 points and Bucky Irving at 12.6, a gap of 3.0. No player market is posted for Chase Brown this week yet, so his 15.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (17.7 and 13.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Bucky Irving this week yet, so his 12.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (11.2, 11.9 and 14.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chase Brown at ADP 16 and Bucky Irving at 45.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Chase Brown yet. His market-based projections were 17.7 and 13.5 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 15.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Chase Brown is 0.7 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Bucky Irving yet. His market-based projections were 11.2, 11.9 and 14.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 12.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bucky Irving is 0.8 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Chase Brown 3.0 points ahead of Bucky Irving on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Chase Brown and CIN host TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 22.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against TEN and caught passes for 32 more yards.

Bucky Irving and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and a touchdown a game against ATL and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bucky Irving has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chase Brown is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Chase Brown played 71 percent of CIN snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 27 percent of the red zone chances.

Chase Brown, Week 3 against PIT: 40 of 57 snaps, 13 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 9 carries for 10 yards, 11 targets and 11 catches for 71 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 5 against MIA: 39 of 65 snaps, 13 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 7 against BAL: 40 of 53 snaps, 11 carries for 39 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 19 yards.

Through Week 7, Bucky Irving played 64 percent of TB snaps, took 59 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 4 against GB: 37 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 5 against DAL: 39 of 72 snaps, 21 carries for 165 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 6 against PIT: 63 of 74 snaps, 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 7 against CAR: 37 of 63 snaps, 24 carries for 106 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chase Brown played 17 games for CIN and scored 282.6 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing RB7.

He ran 232 times for 1019 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 69 of 88 targets for 437 yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.

He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 Bucky Irving for Chase Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chase Brown projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 10 games), Bucky Irving 111 (12.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chase Brown over Bucky Irving.
Should I drop Chase Brown for Bucky Irving?
No. Keep Chase Brown: he projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 10 games), Bucky Irving 111 (12.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chase Brown over Bucky Irving.

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