Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. or Omarion Hampton? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 6:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Omarion Hampton over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

Start

Omarion Hampton

RB · LAC · at LAR

Market projects: 7.8; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs RB: 20.6; 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 33 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 46%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Sit

Chris Rodriguez Jr.

RB · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 7.0; fantasy pts
IND D vs RB: 22.0; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at RB

Should I drop Chris Rodriguez Jr. for Omarion Hampton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Omarion Hampton projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 10 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Omarion Hampton over Chris Rodriguez Jr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Omarion Hampton at 7.8 points and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 7.0, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Chris Rodriguez Jr.'s number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Omarion Hampton this week yet, so his 7.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (8.6 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Omarion Hampton at ADP 20 and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 178.

What the market projects

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 (10 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.0 fantasy points for Chris Rodriguez Jr., with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chris Rodriguez Jr. is 27 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (13 and 12 market sources).

That puts Omarion Hampton 0.9 points ahead of Chris Rodriguez Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

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

Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

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 Omarion Hampton?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Omarion Hampton projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 10 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Should I drop Omarion Hampton for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?
No. Keep Omarion Hampton: he projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 10 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

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