Ashton Jeanty vs. George Kittle: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Ashton Jeanty. George Kittle is on a bye, and Ashton Jeanty is projected for 16.2 PPR points vs NYJ.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Ashton Jeanty vs. George Kittle: Week 8 side by side

Ashton Jeanty
RB · LV
George Kittle
TE · SF
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)16.2—
Floor (lowest source)15.7—
Ceiling (highest source)16.8—
StatChasers projection16.0 (RB16)—
Opponentvs NYJBye
Opponent vs. position16th-softest (21.4 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage51% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBTE
Our callSTART · RB2SIT · No projection

Settle every start/sit call with projections, matchup, recent usage and floor-versus-ceiling for your exact scoring settings.

Ashton Jeanty vs. George Kittle Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Ashton Jeanty or George Kittle in Week 8?

Start Ashton Jeanty. George Kittle is on a bye, while Ashton Jeanty projects for 16.2 PPR points vs NYJ.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Ashton Jeanty or George Kittle?

Ashton Jeanty plays NYJ and George Kittle 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 Ashton Jeanty vs. George Kittle?

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 Ashton Jeanty and George Kittle playing in Week 8?

Ashton Jeanty has no injury designation, and George Kittle is on a bye.

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

Where do the Ashton Jeanty and George Kittle 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). Ashton Jeanty is projected by 6 of them and George Kittle by 0.

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

Other comparisons

Other Ashton Jeanty comparisons

Other George Kittle comparisons