Start J.K. Dobbins or Jeremy McNichols? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start J.K. Dobbins over Jeremy McNichols in Week 8.

Market-based projections have J.K. Dobbins at 7.0 points and Jeremy McNichols at 6.8, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on J.K. Dobbins is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.0 fantasy points for J.K. Dobbins, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 25 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (11 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.8 fantasy points for Jeremy McNichols, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jeremy McNichols is 0.3 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts J.K. Dobbins 0.2 points ahead of Jeremy McNichols on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

J.K. Dobbins and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 37 more yards.

Jeremy McNichols and WAS host PHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PHI allowed 21.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 117 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against PHI and caught passes for 20 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jeremy McNichols has the softer matchup.

Injury status

J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.

Jeremy McNichols is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, J.K. Dobbins played 41 percent of DEN snaps, took 52 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 27 percent of the red zone chances.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 4 against SF: 21 of 65 snaps, 11 carries for 40 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 7 against ARI: 14 of 61 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Jeremy McNichols played 18 percent of WAS snaps, took 31 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

Jeremy McNichols, Week 6 against SF: 12 of 67 snaps, 5 carries for 13 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.

He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jeremy McNichols played 17 games for WAS and scored 72.7 PPR points, 4.3 a game, finishing RB58.

He ran 44 times for 221 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 25 of 31 targets for 196 yards.

He was on the field for 33 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jeremy McNichols, Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 1 carry for 3 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

Jeremy McNichols, Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 18 of 44 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 12 yards, 4.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins.
• Start J.K. Dobbins over Blake Corum.
• Start J.K. Dobbins over Brian Robinson.
• Start Brian Robinson over Jeremy McNichols.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Jeremy McNichols.
• Start Jeremy McNichols over Dameon Pierce.