Jaleel McLaughlin vs. Alvin Kamara: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Jaleel McLaughlin. Alvin Kamara is on a bye, and Jaleel McLaughlin is projected for 0.4 PPR points vs PIT.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Jaleel McLaughlin vs. Alvin Kamara: Week 8 side by side

Jaleel McLaughlin
RB · CLE
Alvin Kamara
RB · NO
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)0.4—
Floor (lowest source)0.0—
Ceiling (highest source)1.1—
StatChasers projection0.6 (RB67)—
Opponentvs PITBye
Opponent vs. position12th-toughest (20.2 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage11% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callSIT · BenchSIT · No projection

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Jaleel McLaughlin vs. Alvin Kamara Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jaleel McLaughlin or Alvin Kamara in Week 8?

Start Jaleel McLaughlin. Alvin Kamara is on a bye, while Jaleel McLaughlin projects for 0.4 PPR points vs PIT.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Jaleel McLaughlin or Alvin Kamara?

Jaleel McLaughlin plays PIT and Alvin Kamara 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 Jaleel McLaughlin vs. Alvin Kamara?

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 Jaleel McLaughlin and Alvin Kamara playing in Week 8?

Jaleel McLaughlin has no injury designation, and Alvin Kamara is on a bye.

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

Where do the Jaleel McLaughlin and Alvin Kamara 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). Jaleel McLaughlin is projected by 5 of them and Alvin Kamara 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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