Aaron Jones Sr. vs. David Montgomery: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Aaron Jones Sr.. David Montgomery is on a bye, and Aaron Jones Sr. is projected for 9.1 PPR points vs DET.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Aaron Jones Sr. vs. David Montgomery: Week 8 side by side

Aaron Jones Sr.
RB · MIN
David Montgomery
RB · HOU
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)9.1—
Floor (lowest source)6.5—
Ceiling (highest source)10.5—
StatChasers projection——
Opponentvs DETBye
Opponent vs. position10th-toughest (19.8 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage55% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callFLEX · FlexSIT · No projection

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Aaron Jones Sr. vs. David Montgomery Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Aaron Jones Sr. or David Montgomery in Week 8?

Start Aaron Jones Sr.. David Montgomery is on a bye, while Aaron Jones Sr. projects for 9.1 PPR points vs DET.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Aaron Jones Sr. or David Montgomery?

Aaron Jones Sr. plays DET and David Montgomery is on a bye in Week 8.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change Aaron Jones Sr. vs. David Montgomery?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Aaron Jones Sr. and David Montgomery playing in Week 8?

Aaron Jones Sr. has no injury designation, and David Montgomery is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Aaron Jones Sr. and David Montgomery projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Aaron Jones Sr. is projected by 5 of them and David Montgomery by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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