Start Jahmyr Gibbs or D'Andre Swift? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jahmyr Gibbs over D'Andre Swift

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Jahmyr Gibbs

RB · DET · vs MIN

Market projects: 24.4; fantasy pts
MIN D vs RB: 16.0; fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 72 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 79%; Through Week 7
Target share: 18%; Through Week 7

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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 16.9; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs RB: 20.9; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Jahmyr Gibbs?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jahmyr Gibbs projects 254 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (25.4 a game over 10 games), D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahmyr Gibbs over D'Andre Swift.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jahmyr Gibbs over D'Andre Swift in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jahmyr Gibbs at 24.4 points and D'Andre Swift at 16.9, a gap of 7.5. No player market is posted for D'Andre Swift this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (18.4, 16.0 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jahmyr Gibbs at ADP 1 and D'Andre Swift at 41.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 24.4 fantasy points for Jahmyr Gibbs, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jahmyr Gibbs is 87 rushing yards, 37 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 1.3 touchdowns (10, 10, 8 and 12 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for D'Andre Swift yet. His market-based projections were 18.4, 16.0 and 16.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for D'Andre Swift is 0.8 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Jahmyr Gibbs 7.5 points ahead of D'Andre Swift on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jahmyr Gibbs and DET host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 16.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN and caught passes for 18 more yards.

D'Andre Swift and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 71 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA and caught passes for 32 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, D'Andre Swift has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jahmyr Gibbs is not on the injury report.

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jahmyr Gibbs played 79 percent of DET snaps, took 84 percent of the carries, drew 18 percent of the targets and had 51 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 3 against NYJ: 45 of 65 snaps, 20 carries for 99 yards, 8 targets and 7 catches for 65 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 4 against CAR: 62 of 71 snaps, 15 carries for 46 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 5 against ARI: 46 of 66 snaps, 25 carries for 151 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 56 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 7 against GB: 61 of 68 snaps, 29 carries for 116 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 7, D'Andre Swift played 60 percent of CHI snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 4 against NYJ: 33 of 93 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.

D'Andre Swift, Week 7 against NE: 59 of 69 snaps, 22 carries for 78 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jahmyr Gibbs played 17 games for DET and scored 366.9 PPR points, 21.6 a game, finishing RB3.

He ran 243 times for 1223 yards and 13 touchdowns, and caught 77 of 94 targets for 616 yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.

He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 D'Andre Swift for Jahmyr Gibbs?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jahmyr Gibbs projects 254 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (25.4 a game over 10 games), D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahmyr Gibbs over D'Andre Swift.
Should I drop Jahmyr Gibbs for D'Andre Swift?
No. Keep Jahmyr Gibbs: he projects 254 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (25.4 a game over 10 games), D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahmyr Gibbs over D'Andre Swift.