Start Samaje Perine or Pierre Strong Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Pierre Strong Jr. over Samaje Perine

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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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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 Pierre Strong Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Pierre Strong Jr. projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 9 games), Samaje Perine 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over Samaje Perine.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Pierre Strong Jr. over Samaje Perine in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Pierre Strong Jr. at 5.8 points and Samaje Perine at 5.6, a gap of 0.1. 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. 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 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).

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 Pierre Strong Jr. 0.1 points ahead of Samaje Perine 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.

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, Pierre Strong Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Pierre Strong Jr. is not on the injury report.

Samaje Perine 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, 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, 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 Pierre Strong Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Pierre Strong Jr. projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 9 games), Samaje Perine 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over Samaje Perine.
Should I drop Pierre Strong Jr. for Samaje Perine?
No. Keep Pierre Strong Jr.: he projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 9 games), Samaje Perine 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Pierre Strong Jr. over Samaje Perine.

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