Start George Holani or Chris Rodriguez Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 26, 7:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start George Holani over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

Start

George Holani

RB · SEA · vs CHI

Market projects: 5.2; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB: 18.6; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 38 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 40%; Through Week 7
Target share: 7%; Through Week 7

Sit

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

Should I drop Chris Rodriguez Jr. for George Holani?

Yes, on the rest of the season. George Holani projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 9 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts George Holani over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

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Our Week 8 call

Start George Holani over Chris Rodriguez Jr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have George Holani at 5.2 points and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 4.0, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for George Holani this week yet, so his 5.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (5.5, 5.4 and 4.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for George Holani yet. His market-based projections were 5.6, 5.4 and 4.6 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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.

That puts George Holani 1.2 points ahead of Chris Rodriguez Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

George Holani and SEA host CHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 18.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 74 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 35 more yards.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Chris Rodriguez Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

George Holani is not on the injury report.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, George Holani played 40 percent of SEA snaps, took 18 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

George Holani, Week 4 against LAC: 22 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

George Holani, Week 5 against SF: 26 of 63 snaps, 4 carries for 7 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.

George Holani, Week 6 against DEN: 49 of 85 snaps, 5 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

George Holani, Week 7 against KC: 25 of 69 snaps, 5 carries for 11 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, George Holani played 11 games for SEA and scored 20.8 PPR points, 1.9 a game, finishing RB93.

He ran 22 times for 73 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards.

He was on the field for 5 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Chris Rodriguez Jr. for George Holani?
Yes, on the rest of the season. George Holani projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 9 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts George Holani over Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Should I drop George Holani for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?
No. Keep George Holani: he projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 9 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts George Holani over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

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