Derrick Henry vs. George Kittle: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Derrick Henry. George Kittle is on a bye, and Derrick Henry is projected for 16.7 PPR points vs BUF.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Derrick Henry vs. George Kittle: Week 8 side by side

Derrick Henry
RB · BAL
George Kittle
TE · SF
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)16.7—
Floor (lowest source)15.8—
Ceiling (highest source)18.8—
StatChasers projection16.4 (RB13)—
Opponentvs BUFBye
Opponent vs. position3rd-softest (27.3 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage68% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBTE
Our callSTART · RB2SIT · No projection

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Derrick Henry vs. George Kittle Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Derrick Henry or George Kittle in Week 8?

Start Derrick Henry. George Kittle is on a bye, while Derrick Henry projects for 16.7 PPR points vs BUF.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Derrick Henry or George Kittle?

Derrick Henry plays BUF and George Kittle 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 Derrick Henry vs. George Kittle?

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 Derrick Henry and George Kittle playing in Week 8?

Derrick Henry has no injury designation, and George Kittle is on a bye.

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

Where do the Derrick Henry and George Kittle 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). Derrick Henry is projected by 6 of them and George Kittle 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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