J.K. Dobbins vs. Dameon Pierce: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start J.K. Dobbins. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, and J.K. Dobbins is projected for 5.5 PPR points vs KC.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

J.K. Dobbins vs. Dameon Pierce: Week 8 side by side

J.K. Dobbins
RB · DEN
Dameon Pierce
RB · PHI
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)5.5—
Floor (lowest source)2.5—
Ceiling (highest source)6.4—
StatChasers projection6.2 (RB37)—
Opponentvs KCBye
Opponent vs. position9th-toughest (19.5 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage49% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callSIT · BenchSIT · No projection

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J.K. Dobbins vs. Dameon Pierce Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start J.K. Dobbins or Dameon Pierce in Week 8?

Start J.K. Dobbins. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, while J.K. Dobbins projects for 5.5 PPR points vs KC.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, J.K. Dobbins or Dameon Pierce?

J.K. Dobbins plays KC and Dameon Pierce 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 J.K. Dobbins vs. Dameon Pierce?

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 J.K. Dobbins and Dameon Pierce playing in Week 8?

J.K. Dobbins has no injury designation, and Dameon Pierce is on a bye.

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

Where do the J.K. Dobbins and Dameon Pierce 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). J.K. Dobbins is projected by 6 of them and Dameon Pierce 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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