Bryce Young vs. Jameis Winston: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Bryce Young. Jameis Winston is on a bye, and Bryce Young is projected for 16.4 PPR points vs GB.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Bryce Young vs. Jameis Winston: Week 8 side by side

Bryce Young
QB · CAR
Jameis Winston
QB · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)16.4—
Floor (lowest source)12.3—
Ceiling (highest source)18.0—
StatChasers projection17.6 (QB11)—
Opponentvs GBBye
Opponent vs. position5th-toughest (14.3 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage——
PositionQBQB
Our callSTART · QB1SIT · No projection

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Bryce Young vs. Jameis Winston Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Bryce Young or Jameis Winston in Week 8?

Start Bryce Young. Jameis Winston is on a bye, while Bryce Young projects for 16.4 PPR points vs GB.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Bryce Young or Jameis Winston?

Bryce Young plays GB and Jameis Winston 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 Bryce Young vs. Jameis Winston?

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 Bryce Young and Jameis Winston playing in Week 8?

Bryce Young has no injury designation, and Jameis Winston is on a bye.

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

Where do the Bryce Young and Jameis Winston 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). Bryce Young is projected by 6 of them and Jameis Winston 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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