Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. or Corey Kiner? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 3:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Corey Kiner

Start

Chris Rodriguez Jr.

RB · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 4.0; recent weeks avg
IND D vs RB: 22.0; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at RB

Sit

Corey Kiner

RB · NE · at MIA

Market projects: 3.2; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs RB: 26.4; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 46 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 12%; Through Week 7
Target share: 1%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Corey Kiner for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Rodriguez Jr. projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Corey Kiner 22 (2.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Corey Kiner.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Corey Kiner in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 4.0 points and Corey Kiner at 3.2, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Chris Rodriguez Jr. this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (4.0 and 3.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Corey Kiner this week yet, so his 3.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (3.2 and 3.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Chris Rodriguez Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 4.1 and 3.9 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 4.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Corey Kiner yet. His market-based projections were 3.2 and 3.3 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 3.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Chris Rodriguez Jr. 0.8 points ahead of Corey Kiner on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Chris Rodriguez Jr. and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 22.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 96 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND and caught passes for 39 more yards.

Corey Kiner and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 26.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA and caught passes for 46 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Corey Kiner has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Rodriguez Jr. is not on the injury report.

Corey Kiner is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Corey Kiner played 12 percent of NE snaps, took 18 percent of the carries, drew 1 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Corey Kiner, Week 4 against BUF: 2 of 76 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 5 against LV: 15 of 75 snaps, 6 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 6 against NYJ: 12 of 68 snaps, 11 carries for 57 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 7 against CHI: 6 of 54 snaps, 4 carries for 13 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chris Rodriguez Jr. played 13 games for WAS and scored 92.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing RB51.

He ran 112 times for 500 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 3 of 4 targets for 30 yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 16 carries for 65 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 18 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.

Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 28 of 54 snaps, 15 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown, 13.9 PPR points.

In 2025, Corey Kiner played 4 games for ARI and scored 9.3 PPR points, 2.3 a game, finishing RB112.

He ran 12 times for 58 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 15 yards.

He was on the field for 7 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 Corey Kiner for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Rodriguez Jr. projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Corey Kiner 22 (2.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Corey Kiner.
Should I drop Chris Rodriguez Jr. for Corey Kiner?
No. Keep Chris Rodriguez Jr.: he projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Corey Kiner 22 (2.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Corey Kiner.