Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. or Tyler Allgeier? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 7:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tyler Allgeier over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

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Tyler Allgeier

RB · ARI · at DAL

Market projects: 9.2; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs RB: 24.6; 7th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 75 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 50%; Through Week 7
Target share: 6%; Through Week 7

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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 Tyler Allgeier?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Allgeier projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 9 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 47 (4.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tyler Allgeier over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Tyler Allgeier over Chris Rodriguez Jr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Tyler Allgeier at 9.2 points and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 7.0, a gap of 2.2. 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 Tyler Allgeier this week yet, so his 9.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.8, 11.9 and 9.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tyler Allgeier at ADP 169 and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 178.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tyler Allgeier yet. His market-based projections were 6.8, 11.9 and 9.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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 26 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (13 and 11 market sources).

That puts Tyler Allgeier 2.2 points ahead of Chris Rodriguez Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Tyler Allgeier and ARI visit DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL and caught passes for 25 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, Tyler Allgeier has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Allgeier is not on the injury report.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Tyler Allgeier played 50 percent of ARI snaps, took 34 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 4 against NYG: 36 of 66 snaps, 8 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 5 against DET: 32 of 73 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 6 against LAR: 40 of 72 snaps, 18 carries for 38 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 7 against DEN: 38 of 81 snaps, 8 carries for 19 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 30 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tyler Allgeier played 17 games for ATL and scored 123.0 PPR points, 7.2 a game, finishing RB39.

He ran 143 times for 514 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 96 yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 Tyler Allgeier?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Allgeier projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 9 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 47 (4.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tyler Allgeier over Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Should I drop Tyler Allgeier for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?
No. Keep Tyler Allgeier: he projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 9 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 47 (4.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tyler Allgeier over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

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