Josh Jacobs vs. Alvin Kamara: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Josh Jacobs. Alvin Kamara is on a bye, and Josh Jacobs is projected for 15.9 PPR points vs CAR.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Josh Jacobs vs. Alvin Kamara: Week 8 side by side

Josh Jacobs
RB · GB
Alvin Kamara
RB · NO
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)15.9—
Floor (lowest source)14.2—
Ceiling (highest source)17.1—
StatChasers projection16.7 (RB9)—
Opponentvs CARBye
Opponent vs. position2nd-softest (28.7 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage34% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callSTART · Strong RB1SIT · No projection

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Josh Jacobs vs. Alvin Kamara Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Josh Jacobs or Alvin Kamara in Week 8?

Start Josh Jacobs. Alvin Kamara is on a bye, while Josh Jacobs projects for 15.9 PPR points vs CAR.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Josh Jacobs or Alvin Kamara?

Josh Jacobs plays CAR 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 Josh Jacobs 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 Josh Jacobs and Alvin Kamara playing in Week 8?

Josh Jacobs 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 Josh Jacobs 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). Josh Jacobs is projected by 6 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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