Start Jonathan Taylor or D'Andre Swift? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:31 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jonathan Taylor over D'Andre Swift

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Jonathan Taylor

RB · IND · at JAX

Market projects: 18.0; recent weeks avg
JAX D vs RB: 17.3; 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 37 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 80%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; 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 Jonathan Taylor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 166 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over D'Andre Swift.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jonathan Taylor over D'Andre Swift in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jonathan Taylor at 18.0 points and D'Andre Swift at 16.9, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor this week yet, so his 18.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (17.9, 20.6 and 15.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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 Jonathan Taylor at ADP 8 and D'Andre Swift at 41.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jonathan Taylor yet. His market-based projections were 17.9, 20.6 and 15.6 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 18.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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 (8 market sources).

That puts Jonathan Taylor 1.1 points ahead of D'Andre Swift on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jonathan Taylor and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 17.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 52 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX and caught passes for 38 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

Jonathan Taylor is not on the injury report.

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jonathan Taylor played 80 percent of IND snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 47 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 4 against WAS: 47 of 66 snaps, 20 carries for 95 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 5 against PIT: 52 of 71 snaps, 15 carries for 45 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 6 against TEN: 65 of 83 snaps, 21 carries for 94 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 7 against MIN: 41 of 58 snaps, 18 carries for 95 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Jonathan Taylor played 17 games for IND and scored 362.3 PPR points, 21.3 a game, finishing RB4.

He ran 323 times for 1585 yards and 18 touchdowns, and caught 46 of 55 targets for 378 yards.

He was on the field for 84 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 Jonathan Taylor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jonathan Taylor projects 166 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over D'Andre Swift.
Should I drop Jonathan Taylor for D'Andre Swift?
No. Keep Jonathan Taylor: he projects 166 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jonathan Taylor over D'Andre Swift.

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