Kenneth Walker III vs. Christian McCaffrey: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Kenneth Walker III. Christian McCaffrey is on a bye, and Kenneth Walker III is projected for 19.2 PPR points vs DEN.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Kenneth Walker III vs. Christian McCaffrey: Week 8 side by side

Kenneth Walker III
RB · KC
Christian McCaffrey
RB · SF
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)19.2—
Floor (lowest source)16.7—
Ceiling (highest source)20.6—
StatChasers projection19.7 (RB3)—
Opponentvs DENBye
Opponent vs. position11th-softest (22.4 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage82% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callSTART · Strong RB1SIT · No projection

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Kenneth Walker III vs. Christian McCaffrey Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Kenneth Walker III or Christian McCaffrey in Week 8?

Start Kenneth Walker III. Christian McCaffrey is on a bye, while Kenneth Walker III projects for 19.2 PPR points vs DEN.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Kenneth Walker III or Christian McCaffrey?

Kenneth Walker III plays DEN and Christian McCaffrey 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 Kenneth Walker III vs. Christian McCaffrey?

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 Kenneth Walker III and Christian McCaffrey playing in Week 8?

Kenneth Walker III has no injury designation, and Christian McCaffrey is on a bye.

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

Where do the Kenneth Walker III and Christian McCaffrey 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). Kenneth Walker III is projected by 6 of them and Christian McCaffrey 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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