Start Ollie Gordon II. Gordon II is projected for 11.8 PPR points vs 3.5 for Brian Robinson Jr., and faces the 13th-toughest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Ollie Gordon II RB · MIA | Brian Robinson Jr. RB · ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 11.8 | 3.5 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 8.6 | 2.6 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 14.4 | 4.4 |
| StatChasers projection | 12.1 (RB23) | — |
| Opponent | vs NE | vs TB |
| Opponent vs. position | 13th-toughest (20.6 pts/g allowed) | 3rd-toughest (17.8 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 56% carry share (last 3) | 32% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | START · RB2 | SIT · Bench |
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Start Ollie Gordon II. Gordon II projects for 11.8 PPR points vs NE, against 3.5 for Brian Robinson Jr. vs TB: a 8.3-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.
Ollie Gordon II is projected to score more: 11.8 PPR points to 3.5 for Brian Robinson Jr..
The sources range from 8.6 to 14.4 for Gordon II and from 2.6 to 4.4 for Robinson Jr.. Even Robinson Jr.'s highest projection is below Gordon II's lowest.
Ollie Gordon II is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Gordon II at 8.6 PPR points, against 2.6 for Brian Robinson Jr..
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Ollie Gordon II has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Gordon II at 14.4 PPR points, against 4.4 for Brian Robinson Jr..
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Ollie Gordon II plays NE and Brian Robinson Jr. plays TB in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Gordon II faces the 13th-toughest defense against RBs and Robinson Jr. faces the 3rd-toughest defense against RBs, so Ollie Gordon II 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 Ollie Gordon II has drawn 56% of his team's carries, and Brian Robinson Jr. 32% of his team's carries.
Ollie Gordon II 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 Ollie Gordon II 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). Ollie Gordon II 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.