Start Jahmyr Gibbs or Derrick Henry? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Derrick Henry

Start

Jahmyr Gibbs

RB · DET · vs MIN

Market projects: 24.2; 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

Sit

Derrick Henry

RB · BAL · at BUF

Market projects: 16.0; recent weeks avg
BUF D vs RB: 27.3; 3rd most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 92 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 57%; Through Week 7
Target share: 6%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Derrick Henry 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), Derrick Henry 140 (15.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahmyr Gibbs over Derrick Henry.

Parlae may earn a commission from price links.

Jahmyr Gibbs rookie cards

Make this call for your own roster

Sync your league and My Team sets this week's lineup for your actual roster, spot by spot. Free, no account.

Sync my league

Sleeper ESPN Yahoo

Or get it by email

Tuesday 7am ET: one email with what moved on the board and who is worth a claim.

Free. One a week, one tap to stop.

Our Week 8 call

Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Derrick Henry in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jahmyr Gibbs at 24.2 points and Derrick Henry at 16.0, a gap of 8.3. No player market is posted for Derrick Henry this week yet, so his 16.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (15.4, 16.2 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jahmyr Gibbs at ADP 1 and Derrick Henry at 15.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 24.2 fantasy points for Jahmyr Gibbs, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jahmyr Gibbs is 86 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 Derrick Henry yet. His market-based projections were 15.4, 16.2 and 16.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Derrick Henry is 1.1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Jahmyr Gibbs 8.3 points ahead of Derrick Henry 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.

Derrick Henry and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 27.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 83 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 47 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Derrick Henry has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jahmyr Gibbs is not on the injury report.

Derrick Henry 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, Derrick Henry played 57 percent of BAL snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 51 percent of the red zone chances.

Derrick Henry, Week 4 against TEN: 40 of 64 snaps, 23 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Derrick Henry, Week 5 against ATL: 42 of 76 snaps, 24 carries for 102 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Derrick Henry, Week 6 against CLE: 33 of 57 snaps, 17 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Derrick Henry, Week 7 against CIN: 34 of 67 snaps, 17 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

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, Derrick Henry played 17 games for BAL and scored 279.5 PPR points, 16.4 a game, finishing RB8.

He ran 307 times for 1595 yards and 16 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 21 targets for 150 yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Derrick Henry 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), Derrick Henry 140 (15.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahmyr Gibbs over Derrick Henry.
Should I drop Jahmyr Gibbs for Derrick Henry?
No. Keep Jahmyr Gibbs: he projects 254 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (25.4 a game over 10 games), Derrick Henry 140 (15.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahmyr Gibbs over Derrick Henry.

Should I drop Derrick Henry?