Start Pierre Strong Jr. or Chris Rodriguez Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 26, 10:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Pierre Strong Jr. over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

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Pierre Strong Jr.

RB · GB · vs CAR

Market projects: 5.8; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB: 28.7; 2nd most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 48 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 12%; Through Week 7
Target share: 0%; Through Week 7

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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 Pierre Strong Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Pierre Strong Jr. projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 9 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Pierre Strong Jr. over Chris Rodriguez Jr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Pierre Strong Jr. at 5.8 points and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 4.0, a gap of 1.8. No player market is posted for Pierre Strong Jr. this week yet, so his 5.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (7.3 and 4.3); 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 Pierre Strong Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 7.3 and 4.3 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 5.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Pierre Strong Jr. is 0.1 touchdowns (12 market sources).

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 Pierre Strong Jr. 1.8 points ahead of Chris Rodriguez Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Pierre Strong Jr. and GB host CAR on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 127 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 29 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, Pierre Strong Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Pierre Strong Jr. is not on the injury report.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Pierre Strong Jr. played 12 percent of GB snaps, took 0 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Pierre Strong Jr., Week 7 against DET: 8 of 67 snaps, 0 carries for 0 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.

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 Pierre Strong Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Pierre Strong Jr. projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 9 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Should I drop Pierre Strong Jr. for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?
No. Keep Pierre Strong Jr.: he projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 9 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

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