Start J.K. Dobbins. Dobbins is projected for 5.5 PPR points vs 3.5 for Brian Robinson Jr., and faces the 9th-toughest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| J.K. Dobbins RB · DEN | Brian Robinson Jr. RB · ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 5.5 | 3.5 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 6.4 | 4.4 |
| StatChasers projection | 6.2 (RB37) | — |
| Opponent | vs KC | vs TB |
| Opponent vs. position | 9th-toughest (19.5 pts/g allowed) | 3rd-toughest (17.8 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 49% carry share (last 3) | 32% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | SIT · Bench | SIT · Bench |
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Start J.K. Dobbins. Dobbins projects for 5.5 PPR points vs KC, against 3.5 for Brian Robinson Jr. vs TB: a 2.0-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.
J.K. Dobbins is projected to score more: 5.5 PPR points to 3.5 for Brian Robinson Jr..
The sources range from 2.5 to 6.4 for Dobbins and from 2.6 to 4.4 for Robinson Jr.. The ranges overlap, so Robinson Jr. outscoring Dobbins is a realistic result.
Brian Robinson Jr. is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Robinson Jr. at 2.6 PPR points, against 2.5 for J.K. Dobbins.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
J.K. Dobbins has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Dobbins at 6.4 PPR points, against 4.4 for Brian Robinson Jr..
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
J.K. Dobbins plays KC and Brian Robinson Jr. plays TB in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Dobbins faces the 9th-toughest defense against RBs and Robinson Jr. faces the 3rd-toughest defense against RBs, so J.K. Dobbins 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 J.K. Dobbins has drawn 49% of his team's carries, and Brian Robinson Jr. 32% of his team's carries.
J.K. Dobbins 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 J.K. Dobbins nor Brian Robinson Jr. 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). J.K. Dobbins is projected by 6 of them and Brian Robinson Jr. by 3.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.