Should I drop Omarion Hampton for J.K. Dobbins?

Not on these numbers alone. Omarion Hampton projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 10 games) and J.K. Dobbins 84 (9.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over J.K. Dobbins.

Start J.K. Dobbins or Omarion Hampton? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Omarion Hampton over J.K. Dobbins

Hampton projects lower, 7.8 to 9.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 20 for Hampton, 90 for Dobbins.

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Omarion Hampton

RB · LAC · at LAR

Market projects: 7.8; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs RB: 20.6; 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 31 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 46%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

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J.K. Dobbins

RB · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 9.3; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 19.5; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 12 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 7
Target share: 5%; Through Week 7

Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Omarion Hampton?

Not on these numbers alone. J.K. Dobbins projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 9 games) and Omarion Hampton 84 (8.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over J.K. Dobbins.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Omarion Hampton over J.K. Dobbins in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Omarion Hampton at 7.8 points and J.K. Dobbins at 9.3, a gap of 1.5. Omarion Hampton still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 20 against 90, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Omarion Hampton this week yet, so his 7.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (8.6 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins this week yet, so his 9.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (8.7, 9.1 and 10.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins yet. His market-based projections were 8.7, 9.1 and 10.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Omarion Hampton yet. His market-based projections were 8.6 and 7.1 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 7.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Omarion Hampton is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts J.K. Dobbins 1.5 points ahead of Omarion Hampton on these 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.

Omarion Hampton and LAC visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against LAR and caught passes for 45 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Omarion Hampton has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Omarion Hampton 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, Omarion Hampton played 46 percent of LAC snaps, took 47 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

Omarion Hampton, Week 3 against BUF: 29 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 56 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Omarion Hampton, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 9 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

Omarion Hampton, Week 5 against DEN: 20 of 67 snaps, 14 carries for 33 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Omarion Hampton, Week 6 against KC: 34 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 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, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.

He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 63 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 J.K. Dobbins for Omarion Hampton?
Not on these numbers alone. J.K. Dobbins projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 9 games) and Omarion Hampton 84 (8.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over J.K. Dobbins.
Should I drop Omarion Hampton for J.K. Dobbins?
Not on these numbers alone. Omarion Hampton projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 10 games) and J.K. Dobbins 84 (9.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over J.K. Dobbins.

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