Start Samaje Perine or J.K. Dobbins? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 8:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Samaje Perine over J.K. Dobbins

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Samaje Perine

RB · CIN · vs TEN

Market projects: 7.0; fantasy pts
TEN D vs RB: 22.0; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 59 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 35%; Through Week 7
Target share: 5%; Through Week 7

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J.K. Dobbins

RB · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 6.8; fantasy pts
KC D vs RB: 19.5; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 15 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 7
Target share: 5%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Samaje Perine for J.K. Dobbins?

Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Samaje Perine 46 (4.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Samaje Perine over J.K. Dobbins, 7.0 to 6.8 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Samaje Perine over J.K. Dobbins in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Samaje Perine at 7.0 points and J.K. Dobbins 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 Samaje Perine 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 Samaje Perine, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Samaje Perine is 25 rushing yards and 0.4 touchdowns (7 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.8 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 24 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Samaje Perine 0.2 points ahead of J.K. Dobbins on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Samaje Perine and CIN host TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 22.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against TEN and caught passes for 32 more yards.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Samaje Perine has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Samaje Perine is not on the injury report.

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

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Samaje Perine played 35 percent of CIN snaps, took 24 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Samaje Perine, Week 3 against PIT: 18 of 57 snaps, 3 carries for 9 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 4 against JAX: 27 of 76 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 5 against MIA: 33 of 65 snaps, 14 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown.

Samaje Perine, Week 7 against BAL: 12 of 53 snaps, 4 carries for 16 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Samaje Perine played 15 games for CIN and scored 77.9 PPR points, 5.2 a game, finishing RB57.

He ran 84 times for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 17 of 21 targets for 87 yards.

He was on the field for 34 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Samaje Perine for J.K. Dobbins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. J.K. Dobbins projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Samaje Perine 46 (4.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Samaje Perine over J.K. Dobbins, 7.0 to 6.8 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Samaje Perine?
No. Keep J.K. Dobbins: he projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Samaje Perine 46 (4.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Samaje Perine over J.K. Dobbins, 7.0 to 6.8 projected PPR points.

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