Bucky Irving vs. Isaiah Likely: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Bucky Irving. Isaiah Likely is on a bye, and Bucky Irving is projected for 16.4 PPR points vs ATL.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Bucky Irving vs. Isaiah Likely: Week 8 side by side

Bucky Irving
RB · TB
Isaiah Likely
TE · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)16.4—
Floor (lowest source)15.8—
Ceiling (highest source)17.3—
StatChasers projection16.4 (RB12)—
Opponentvs ATLBye
Opponent vs. position8th-softest (24.6 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage57% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBTE
Our callSTART · Strong RB1SIT · No projection

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Bucky Irving vs. Isaiah Likely Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Bucky Irving or Isaiah Likely in Week 8?

Start Bucky Irving. Isaiah Likely is on a bye, while Bucky Irving projects for 16.4 PPR points vs ATL.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Bucky Irving or Isaiah Likely?

Bucky Irving plays ATL and Isaiah Likely 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 Bucky Irving vs. Isaiah Likely?

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 Bucky Irving and Isaiah Likely playing in Week 8?

Bucky Irving has no injury designation, and Isaiah Likely is on a bye.

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

Where do the Bucky Irving and Isaiah Likely 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). Bucky Irving is projected by 6 of them and Isaiah Likely 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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