Start Tyler Goodson or Corey Kiner? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 9:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tyler Goodson over Corey Kiner

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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

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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; 42 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 12%; Through Week 7
Target share: 1%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Corey Kiner for Tyler Goodson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Goodson projects 26 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (2.9 a game over 9 games), Corey Kiner 19 (2.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tyler Goodson over Corey Kiner.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Tyler Goodson over Corey Kiner in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Tyler Goodson at 4.9 points and Corey Kiner at 3.2, a gap of 1.7. Tyler Goodson'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 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. Market coverage on Tyler Goodson 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 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).

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.

The market-based projection for Corey Kiner is 0.2 touchdowns (11 market sources).

That puts Tyler Goodson 1.7 points ahead of Corey Kiner on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

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

Tyler Goodson is not on the injury report.

Corey Kiner 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.

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, 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.

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 Tyler Goodson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Goodson projects 26 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (2.9 a game over 9 games), Corey Kiner 19 (2.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tyler Goodson over Corey Kiner.
Should I drop Tyler Goodson for Corey Kiner?
No. Keep Tyler Goodson: he projects 26 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (2.9 a game over 9 games), Corey Kiner 19 (2.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tyler Goodson over Corey Kiner.