Jaleel McLaughlin vs. David Montgomery: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Jaleel McLaughlin. David Montgomery is on a bye, and Jaleel McLaughlin is projected for 0.4 PPR points vs PIT.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Jaleel McLaughlin vs. David Montgomery: Week 8 side by side

Jaleel McLaughlin
RB · CLE
David Montgomery
RB · HOU
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)0.4—
Floor (lowest source)0.0—
Ceiling (highest source)1.1—
StatChasers projection0.6 (RB67)—
Opponentvs PITBye
Opponent vs. position12th-toughest (20.2 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage11% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callSIT · BenchSIT · No projection

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Jaleel McLaughlin vs. David Montgomery Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jaleel McLaughlin or David Montgomery in Week 8?

Start Jaleel McLaughlin. David Montgomery is on a bye, while Jaleel McLaughlin projects for 0.4 PPR points vs PIT.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Jaleel McLaughlin or David Montgomery?

Jaleel McLaughlin plays PIT and David Montgomery 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 Jaleel McLaughlin vs. David Montgomery?

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 Jaleel McLaughlin and David Montgomery playing in Week 8?

Jaleel McLaughlin has no injury designation, and David Montgomery is on a bye.

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

Where do the Jaleel McLaughlin and David Montgomery 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). Jaleel McLaughlin is projected by 5 of them and David Montgomery 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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