Start Tyler Allgeier or Rachaad White? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rachaad White over Tyler Allgeier

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Rachaad White

RB · WAS · vs PHI

Market projects: 9.4; recent weeks avg
PHI D vs RB: 21.2; 16th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 86 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 53%; Through Week 6
Target share: 10%; Through Week 6

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Tyler Allgeier

RB · ARI · at DAL

Market projects: 9.2; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs RB: 24.6; 7th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 83 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 50%; Through Week 7
Target share: 6%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Rachaad White for Tyler Allgeier?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Allgeier projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 9 games), Rachaad White 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rachaad White over Tyler Allgeier. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Rachaad White over Tyler Allgeier in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Rachaad White at 9.4 points and Tyler Allgeier at 9.2, 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 Rachaad White this week yet, so his 9.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (6.8 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Tyler Allgeier this week yet, so his 9.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.8, 11.9 and 9.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Rachaad White at ADP 127 and Tyler Allgeier at 169.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Rachaad White yet. His market-based projections were 6.8 and 12.0 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 9.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tyler Allgeier yet. His market-based projections were 6.8, 11.9 and 9.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Rachaad White 0.1 points ahead of Tyler Allgeier on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Rachaad White and WAS host PHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PHI allowed 21.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 117 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against PHI and caught passes for 20 more yards.

Tyler Allgeier and ARI visit DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL and caught passes for 25 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Allgeier has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rachaad White is not on the injury report.

Tyler Allgeier is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Rachaad White played 53 percent of WAS snaps, took 26 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Rachaad White, Week 2 against DAL: 37 of 71 snaps, 7 carries for 43 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 40 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 3 against SEA: 30 of 69 snaps, 8 carries for 35 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rachaad White, Week 5 against NYG: 37 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 6 against SF: 46 of 67 snaps, 7 carries for 27 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Tyler Allgeier played 50 percent of ARI snaps, took 34 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 4 against NYG: 36 of 66 snaps, 8 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 5 against DET: 32 of 73 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 6 against LAR: 40 of 72 snaps, 18 carries for 38 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 7 against DEN: 38 of 81 snaps, 8 carries for 19 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 30 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Rachaad White played 17 games for TB and scored 143.0 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB32.

He ran 132 times for 572 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 218 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Tyler Allgeier played 17 games for ATL and scored 123.0 PPR points, 7.2 a game, finishing RB39.

He ran 143 times for 514 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 96 yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 Rachaad White for Tyler Allgeier?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Allgeier projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 9 games), Rachaad White 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rachaad White over Tyler Allgeier. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Tyler Allgeier for Rachaad White?
No. Keep Tyler Allgeier: he projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 9 games), Rachaad White 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rachaad White over Tyler Allgeier.

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