Start MarShawn Lloyd or Pierre Strong Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Pierre Strong Jr. over MarShawn Lloyd

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Pierre Strong Jr.

RB · GB · vs CAR

Market projects: 5.8; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB: 28.7; 2nd most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 48 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 12%; Through Week 7
Target share: 0%; Through Week 7

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MarShawn Lloyd

RB · GB · vs CAR

Market projects: 5.5; fantasy pts
CAR D vs RB: 28.7; 2nd most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 38%; Through Week 7
Target share: 6%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Pierre Strong Jr. for MarShawn Lloyd?

Yes, on the rest of the season. MarShawn Lloyd projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 9 games), Pierre Strong Jr. 54 (6.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over MarShawn Lloyd. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Pierre Strong Jr. over MarShawn Lloyd in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Pierre Strong Jr. at 5.8 points and MarShawn Lloyd at 5.5, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Pierre Strong Jr. this week yet, so his 5.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (7.3 and 4.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Pierre Strong Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 7.3 and 4.3 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 5.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Pierre Strong Jr. is 0.1 touchdowns (12 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.6 fantasy points for MarShawn Lloyd, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for MarShawn Lloyd is 19 rushing yards, 6 receiving yards and 0.3 touchdowns (12, 8 and 13 market sources).

That puts Pierre Strong Jr. 0.2 points ahead of MarShawn Lloyd on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Pierre Strong Jr. and GB host CAR on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 127 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 29 more yards.

MarShawn Lloyd and GB host CAR on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 127 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 29 more yards.

Injury status

Pierre Strong Jr. is not on the injury report.

MarShawn Lloyd is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Pierre Strong Jr. played 12 percent of GB snaps, took 0 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Pierre Strong Jr., Week 7 against DET: 8 of 67 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 7, MarShawn Lloyd played 38 percent of GB snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 4 against TB: 33 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 13 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 36 yards.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 5 against CHI: 27 of 61 snaps, 10 carries for 31 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards, 2 touchdowns.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 6 against DAL: 30 of 75 snaps, 8 carries for 10 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 7 against DET: 24 of 67 snaps, 6 carries for 20 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 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 Pierre Strong Jr. for MarShawn Lloyd?
Yes, on the rest of the season. MarShawn Lloyd projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 9 games), Pierre Strong Jr. 54 (6.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over MarShawn Lloyd. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop MarShawn Lloyd for Pierre Strong Jr.?
No. Keep MarShawn Lloyd: he projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 9 games), Pierre Strong Jr. 54 (6.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over MarShawn Lloyd.

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