Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Jeremiyah Love?

Not on these numbers alone. Ollie Gordon II projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games) and Jeremiyah Love 96 (10.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love is listed out.

Start Jeremiyah Love or Ollie Gordon II? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 3:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Latest

Oct 23, 2:46 PM ET: Cards rookie RB Jeremiyah Love to miss second straight game with ankle injury (ESPN)
Oct 23, 2:13 PM ET: Jeremiyah Love: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 22, 6:13 PM ET: Jeremiyah Love: Doubtful to Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Ollie Gordon II over Jeremiyah Love

Jeremiyah Love is listed out, so Ollie Gordon II starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Ollie Gordon II

RB · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 10.2; recent weeks avg
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 65 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 7
Target share: 14%; Through Week 7

Sit

Jeremiyah Love

RB · ARI · at DAL · Out

Market projects: 11.5; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs RB: 24.6; 7th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 50%; Through Week 5
Target share: 7%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Jeremiyah Love for Ollie Gordon II?

Not on these numbers alone. Jeremiyah Love projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 9 games) and Ollie Gordon II 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love is listed out.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ollie Gordon II over Jeremiyah Love in Week 8.

Jeremiyah Love is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Ollie Gordon II.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jeremiyah Love yet. His market-based projections were 12.6 and 10.4 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 11.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ollie Gordon II yet. His market-based projections were 9.8 and 10.7 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 10.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ollie Gordon II is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Jeremiyah Love 1.3 points ahead of Ollie Gordon II on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jeremiyah Love and ARI visit DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL and caught passes for 25 more yards.

Ollie Gordon II and MIA host NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 83 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 35 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jeremiyah Love has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jeremiyah Love is listed as out with a ankle injury.

Ollie Gordon II is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 5, Jeremiyah Love played 50 percent of ARI snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 2 against SEA: 20 of 50 snaps, 9 carries for 29 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 3 against SF: 56 of 87 snaps, 21 carries for 90 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 4 against NYG: 30 of 66 snaps, 14 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -8 yards.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 5 against DET: 36 of 73 snaps, 12 carries for 22 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 7, Ollie Gordon II played 83 percent of MIA snaps, took 64 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 45 percent of the red zone chances.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 7 against NYJ: 54 of 65 snaps, 25 carries for 103 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ollie Gordon II played 17 games for MIA and scored 54.1 PPR points, 3.2 a game, finishing RB68.

He ran 70 times for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 7 of 9 targets for 32 yards.

He was on the field for 22 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 9 carries for 9 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 8 of 55 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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 Jeremiyah Love for Ollie Gordon II?
Not on these numbers alone. Jeremiyah Love projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.7 a game over 9 games) and Ollie Gordon II 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love is listed out.
Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Jeremiyah Love?
Not on these numbers alone. Ollie Gordon II projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games) and Jeremiyah Love 96 (10.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love is listed out.