Start Samaje Perine or Tyler Goodson? Week 8

Updated Oct 29, 12:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Samaje Perine over Tyler Goodson

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Samaje Perine

RB · CIN · vs TEN

Market projects: 6.8; fantasy pts
TEN D vs RB: 22.0; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 62 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 35%; Through Week 7
Target share: 5%; Through Week 7

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Tyler Goodson

RB · DAL · vs ARI

Market projects: 4.9; fantasy pts
ARI D vs RB: 21.9; 15th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 15%; Through Week 7
Target share: 2%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Tyler Goodson for Samaje Perine?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Samaje Perine projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 10 games), Tyler Goodson 26 (2.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Samaje Perine over Tyler Goodson, 6.9 to 4.9 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Samaje Perine over Tyler Goodson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Samaje Perine at 6.8 points and Tyler Goodson at 4.9, a gap of 1.9. 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 6.9 fantasy points for Samaje Perine, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Samaje Perine is 24 rushing yards and 0.4 touchdowns (8 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.9 fantasy points for Tyler Goodson, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyler Goodson is 20 rushing yards and 0.2 touchdowns (8 and 10 market sources).

That puts Samaje Perine 1.9 points ahead of Tyler Goodson 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.

Tyler Goodson and DAL host ARI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ARI allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 31 more yards.

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

Injury status

Samaje Perine is not on the injury report.

Tyler Goodson 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, Tyler Goodson played 15 percent of DAL snaps, took 17 percent of the carries, drew 2 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Goodson, Week 4 against HOU: 16 of 78 snaps, 3 carries for 12 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tyler Goodson, Week 5 against TB: 3 of 60 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tyler Goodson, Week 6 against GB: 11 of 78 snaps, 2 carries for 0 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Tyler Goodson, Week 7 against PHI: 14 of 68 snaps, 10 carries for 38 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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, Tyler Goodson played 11 games for IND and scored 5.2 PPR points, 0.5 a game, finishing RB121.

He ran 9 times for 24 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 8 yards.

He was on the field for 5 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 Tyler Goodson for Samaje Perine?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Samaje Perine projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 10 games), Tyler Goodson 26 (2.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Samaje Perine over Tyler Goodson, 6.9 to 4.9 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Samaje Perine for Tyler Goodson?
No. Keep Samaje Perine: he projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 10 games), Tyler Goodson 26 (2.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Samaje Perine over Tyler Goodson, 6.9 to 4.9 projected PPR points.

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