Start Jahmyr Gibbs or Kenneth Walker? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Kenneth Walker in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jahmyr Gibbs at 24.4 points and Kenneth Walker at 19.0, a gap of 5.4. No player market is posted for Kenneth Walker this week yet, so his 19.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (20.1 and 17.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jahmyr Gibbs at ADP 1 and Kenneth Walker at 22.

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 Kenneth Walker yet. His market-based projections were 20.1 and 17.9 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 19.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kenneth Walker is 0.8 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Jahmyr Gibbs 5.4 points ahead of Kenneth Walker 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.

Kenneth Walker and KC visit DEN on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DEN allowed 22.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against DEN and caught passes for 35 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kenneth Walker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jahmyr Gibbs is not on the injury report.

Kenneth Walker 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 6, Kenneth Walker played 75 percent of KC snaps, took 76 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 58 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenneth Walker, Week 2 against IND: 66 of 80 snaps, 24 carries for 117 yards, 10 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Kenneth Walker, Week 3 against MIA: 38 of 52 snaps, 18 carries for 70 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Kenneth Walker, Week 4 against LV: 45 of 60 snaps, 22 carries for 177 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Kenneth Walker, Week 6 against LAC: 45 of 61 snaps, 19 carries for 128 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Bijan Robinson.
• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over D'Andre Swift.
• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Derrick Henry.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Kenneth Walker.
• Start Kenneth Walker over Chase Brown.
• Start Kenneth Walker over D'Andre Swift.