Start Omarion Hampton or Samaje Perine? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Omarion Hampton over Samaje Perine

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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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Samaje Perine

RB · CIN · vs TEN

Market projects: 5.6; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs RB: 22.0; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 52 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 35%; Through Week 7
Target share: 5%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Samaje Perine for Omarion Hampton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Omarion Hampton projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 10 games), Samaje Perine 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Samaje Perine.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Omarion Hampton over Samaje Perine in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Omarion Hampton at 7.8 points and Samaje Perine at 5.6, a gap of 2.2. 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 Samaje Perine this week yet, so his 5.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (4.7 and 6.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Samaje Perine yet. His market-based projections were 4.7 and 6.6 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 5.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Omarion Hampton 2.2 points ahead of Samaje Perine on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

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.

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

Injury status

Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.

Samaje Perine is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

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 Omarion Hampton?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Omarion Hampton projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 10 games), Samaje Perine 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Samaje Perine.
Should I drop Omarion Hampton for Samaje Perine?
No. Keep Omarion Hampton: he projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 10 games), Samaje Perine 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Samaje Perine.

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