Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. or Tyler Goodson? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 8:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Tyler Goodson

Start

Chris Rodriguez Jr.

RB · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 7.1; fantasy pts
IND D vs RB: 22.0; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 70 of 100 at RB

Sit

Tyler Goodson

RB · DAL · vs ARI

Market projects: 4.9; fantasy pts
ARI D vs RB: 21.9; 15th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 15%; Through Week 7
Target share: 2%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Tyler Goodson for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Rodriguez Jr. projects 46 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.6 a game over 10 games), Tyler Goodson 26 (2.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Tyler Goodson, 7.1 to 4.9 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

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

Market-based projections have Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 7.1 points and Tyler Goodson at 4.9, a gap of 2.2. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Chris Rodriguez Jr. is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.1 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 28 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.9 fantasy points for Tyler Goodson, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyler Goodson is 20 rushing yards and 0.2 touchdowns (8 and 10 market sources).

That puts Chris Rodriguez Jr. 2.2 points ahead of Tyler Goodson on the market 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.

Tyler Goodson and DAL host ARI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ARI allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 31 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.

Tyler Goodson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Tyler Goodson played 15 percent of DAL snaps, took 17 percent of the carries, drew 2 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Goodson, Week 4 against HOU: 16 of 78 snaps, 3 carries for 12 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tyler Goodson, Week 5 against TB: 3 of 60 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tyler Goodson, Week 6 against GB: 11 of 78 snaps, 2 carries for 0 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Tyler Goodson, Week 7 against PHI: 14 of 68 snaps, 10 carries for 38 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.

In 2025, Tyler Goodson played 11 games for IND and scored 5.2 PPR points, 0.5 a game, finishing RB121.

He ran 9 times for 24 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 8 yards.

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

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 Tyler Goodson for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Rodriguez Jr. projects 46 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.6 a game over 10 games), Tyler Goodson 26 (2.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Tyler Goodson, 7.1 to 4.9 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Chris Rodriguez Jr. for Tyler Goodson?
No. Keep Chris Rodriguez Jr.: he projects 46 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.6 a game over 10 games), Tyler Goodson 26 (2.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Tyler Goodson, 7.1 to 4.9 projected PPR points.