Start Seth McGowan or Chris Rodriguez Jr.? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Seth McGowan in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 4.0 points and Seth McGowan at 2.9, a gap of 1.1. 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 Seth McGowan this week yet, so his 2.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (2.4, 3.6 and 2.7); 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 Seth McGowan yet. His market-based projections were 2.4, 3.6 and 2.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 2.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Chris Rodriguez Jr. 1.1 points ahead of Seth McGowan 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.

Seth McGowan and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 17.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 52 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX and caught passes for 38 more yards.

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

Injury status

Chris Rodriguez Jr. is not on the injury report.

Seth McGowan is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Seth McGowan played 21 percent of IND snaps, took 16 percent of the carries, drew 2 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Seth McGowan, Week 4 against WAS: 19 of 66 snaps, 6 carries for 31 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Seth McGowan, Week 5 against PIT: 19 of 71 snaps, 5 carries for 16 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Seth McGowan, Week 6 against TEN: 19 of 83 snaps, 4 carries for 27 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Seth McGowan, Week 7 against MIN: 20 of 58 snaps, 11 carries for 46 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 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

• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Corey Kiner.
• Start George Holani over Chris Rodriguez Jr..
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Isaiah Davis.
• Start Corey Kiner over Seth McGowan.
• Start George Holani over Seth McGowan.
• Start Seth McGowan over Isaiah Davis.