Start Aaron Jones Sr.. Jones Sr. is projected for 9.1 PPR points vs 6.4 for Dylan Sampson, and faces the 10th-toughest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Aaron Jones Sr. RB · MIN | Dylan Sampson RB · CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 9.1 | 6.4 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 10.5 | 6.8 |
| StatChasers projection | — | 5.1 (RB45) |
| Opponent | vs DET | vs PIT |
| Opponent vs. position | 10th-toughest (19.8 pts/g allowed) | 12th-toughest (20.2 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 55% carry share (last 3) | 21% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | FLEX · Flex | SIT · Bench |
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Start Aaron Jones Sr.. Jones Sr. projects for 9.1 PPR points vs DET, against 6.4 for Dylan Sampson vs PIT: a 2.7-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Aaron Jones Sr. is projected to score more: 9.1 PPR points to 6.4 for Dylan Sampson.
The sources range from 6.5 to 10.5 for Jones Sr. and from 5.1 to 6.8 for Sampson. The ranges overlap, so Sampson outscoring Jones Sr. is a realistic result.
Aaron Jones Sr. is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Jones Sr. at 6.5 PPR points, against 5.1 for Dylan Sampson.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Aaron Jones Sr. has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Jones Sr. at 10.5 PPR points, against 6.8 for Dylan Sampson.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Aaron Jones Sr. plays DET and Dylan Sampson plays PIT in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Jones Sr. faces the 10th-toughest defense against RBs and Sampson faces the 12th-toughest defense against RBs, so Dylan Sampson has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
Over his recent games Aaron Jones Sr. has drawn 55% of his team's carries, and Dylan Sampson 21% of his team's carries.
Aaron Jones Sr. has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
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.
Neither Aaron Jones Sr. nor Dylan Sampson has an injury designation for Week 8.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
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 Dylan Sampson by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.