Start Samaje Perine or Corey Kiner? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 12:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Samaje Perine over Corey Kiner

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Samaje Perine

RB · CIN · vs TEN

Market projects: 5.6; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs RB: 22.0; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 52 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 35%; Through Week 7
Target share: 5%; Through Week 7

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Corey Kiner

RB · NE · at MIA

Market projects: 3.2; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs RB: 26.4; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 46 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 12%; Through Week 7
Target share: 1%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Corey Kiner for Samaje Perine?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Samaje Perine projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 10 games), Corey Kiner 22 (2.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Samaje Perine over Corey Kiner.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Samaje Perine over Corey Kiner in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Samaje Perine at 5.6 points and Corey Kiner at 3.2, a gap of 2.4. No player market is posted for Samaje Perine this week yet, so his 5.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (4.7 and 6.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Corey Kiner this week yet, so his 3.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (3.2 and 3.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Samaje Perine yet. His market-based projections were 4.7 and 6.6 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 5.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Corey Kiner yet. His market-based projections were 3.2 and 3.3 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 3.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Samaje Perine 2.4 points ahead of Corey Kiner on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Samaje Perine and CIN host TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 22.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against TEN and caught passes for 32 more yards.

Corey Kiner and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 26.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA and caught passes for 46 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Corey Kiner has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Samaje Perine is not on the injury report.

Corey Kiner is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Samaje Perine played 35 percent of CIN snaps, took 24 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Samaje Perine, Week 3 against PIT: 18 of 57 snaps, 3 carries for 9 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 4 against JAX: 27 of 76 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 5 against MIA: 33 of 65 snaps, 14 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown.

Samaje Perine, Week 7 against BAL: 12 of 53 snaps, 4 carries for 16 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Corey Kiner played 12 percent of NE snaps, took 18 percent of the carries, drew 1 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Corey Kiner, Week 4 against BUF: 2 of 76 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 5 against LV: 15 of 75 snaps, 6 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 6 against NYJ: 12 of 68 snaps, 11 carries for 57 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 7 against CHI: 6 of 54 snaps, 4 carries for 13 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Samaje Perine played 15 games for CIN and scored 77.9 PPR points, 5.2 a game, finishing RB57.

He ran 84 times for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 17 of 21 targets for 87 yards.

He was on the field for 34 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Corey Kiner played 4 games for ARI and scored 9.3 PPR points, 2.3 a game, finishing RB112.

He ran 12 times for 58 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 15 yards.

He was on the field for 7 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 Corey Kiner for Samaje Perine?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Samaje Perine projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 10 games), Corey Kiner 22 (2.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Samaje Perine over Corey Kiner.
Should I drop Samaje Perine for Corey Kiner?
No. Keep Samaje Perine: he projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 10 games), Corey Kiner 22 (2.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Samaje Perine over Corey Kiner.

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