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Start Chuba Hubbard or Jaylen Warren? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:46 AM ET.

Start

RB · PIT · vs CLE

Market projects
16.7
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs RB
19.4
8th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
66 of 100 at RB
Snap share
74%
Through Week 7
Target share
14%
Through Week 7
Sit

RB · CAR · at GB

Market projects
15.3
fantasy pts
GB D vs RB
25.0
6th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
74 of 100 at RB
Snap share
78%
Through Week 7
Target share
9%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Jaylen Warren for Chuba Hubbard?

Not on these numbers alone. Jaylen Warren projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 9 games) and Chuba Hubbard 158 (15.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jaylen Warren over Chuba Hubbard.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jaylen Warren over Chuba Hubbard in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jaylen Warren at 16.7 points and Chuba Hubbard at 15.3, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Jaylen Warren this week yet, so his 16.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (17.8, 15.7 and 16.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jaylen Warren at ADP 62 and Chuba Hubbard at 83.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jaylen Warren yet. His market-based projections were 17.8, 15.7 and 16.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jaylen Warren is 0.8 touchdowns (7 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.3 fantasy points for Chuba Hubbard, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chuba Hubbard is 70 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (14, 13, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jaylen Warren 1.5 points ahead of Chuba Hubbard on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jaylen Warren and PIT host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 19.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 20 more yards.

Chuba Hubbard and CAR visit GB on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

GB allowed 25.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 95 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB and caught passes for 33 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Chuba Hubbard has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jaylen Warren is not on the injury report.

Chuba Hubbard is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jaylen Warren played 74 percent of PIT snaps, took 68 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 24 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Warren, Week 4 against CLE: 70 of 72 snaps, 17 carries for 93 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 5 against IND: 52 of 60 snaps, 15 carries for 101 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 87 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jaylen Warren, Week 6 against TB: 59 of 79 snaps, 14 carries for 50 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 28 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 7 against NO: 40 of 64 snaps, 18 carries for 101 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Through Week 7, Chuba Hubbard played 78 percent of CAR snaps, took 68 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 3 against CLE: 65 of 77 snaps, 19 carries for 82 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 4 against DET: 63 of 75 snaps, 20 carries for 122 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 6 against PHI: 74 of 79 snaps, 28 carries for 120 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards, 1 touchdown.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 7 against TB: 34 of 56 snaps, 7 carries for 33 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 27 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jaylen Warren played 16 games for PIT and scored 217.1 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing RB17.

He ran 211 times for 958 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 333 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Chuba Hubbard played 15 games for CAR and scored 125.4 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB38.

He ran 134 times for 511 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 39 targets for 223 yards.

He was on the field for 47 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 Jaylen Warren for Chuba Hubbard?

    Not on these numbers alone. Jaylen Warren projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 9 games) and Chuba Hubbard 158 (15.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jaylen Warren over Chuba Hubbard.

  • Should I drop Chuba Hubbard for Jaylen Warren?

    Not on these numbers alone. Chuba Hubbard projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games) and Jaylen Warren 154 (17.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jaylen Warren over Chuba Hubbard.

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