Josh Jacobs vs. Isaiah Likely: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Josh Jacobs. Isaiah Likely is on a bye, and Josh Jacobs is projected for 15.9 PPR points vs CAR.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Josh Jacobs vs. Isaiah Likely: Week 8 side by side

Josh Jacobs
RB · GB
Isaiah Likely
TE · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)15.9—
Floor (lowest source)14.2—
Ceiling (highest source)17.1—
StatChasers projection16.7 (RB9)—
Opponentvs CARBye
Opponent vs. position2nd-softest (28.7 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage34% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBTE
Our callSTART · Strong RB1SIT · No projection

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Josh Jacobs vs. Isaiah Likely Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Josh Jacobs or Isaiah Likely in Week 8?

Start Josh Jacobs. Isaiah Likely is on a bye, while Josh Jacobs projects for 15.9 PPR points vs CAR.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Josh Jacobs or Isaiah Likely?

Josh Jacobs plays CAR 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 Josh Jacobs 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 Josh Jacobs and Isaiah Likely playing in Week 8?

Josh Jacobs 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 Josh Jacobs 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). Josh Jacobs 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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