J.K. Dobbins vs. Kimani Vidal: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Too close to call: J.K. Dobbins (5.5) and Kimani Vidal (5.5) project within 0.0 PPR points of each other in Week 8, and J.K. Dobbins faces the 9th-toughest defense against RBs.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

J.K. Dobbins vs. Kimani Vidal: Week 8 side by side

J.K. Dobbins
RB · DEN
Kimani Vidal
RB · LAC
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)5.55.5
Floor (lowest source)2.51.6
Ceiling (highest source)6.47.9
StatChasers projection6.2 (RB37)6.5 (RB36)
Opponentvs KCvs LAR
Opponent vs. position9th-toughest (19.5 pts/g allowed)14th-toughest (20.6 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage49% carry share (last 3)23% carry share (last 3)
PositionRBRB
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J.K. Dobbins vs. Kimani Vidal Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start J.K. Dobbins or Kimani Vidal in Week 8?

It is a coin flip. J.K. Dobbins projects for 5.5 PPR points and Kimani Vidal for 5.5, within 0.0 of each other.

Break the tie with the floor if you are favored this week, and with the ceiling if you need a big game to win.

J.K. Dobbins vs. Kimani Vidal: who will score more fantasy points in Week 8?

They are projected almost level: 5.5 PPR points for J.K. Dobbins and 5.5 for Kimani Vidal.

The sources range from 2.5 to 6.4 for Dobbins and from 1.6 to 7.9 for Vidal. Either result is well inside both ranges.

Who is the safer start in Week 8, J.K. Dobbins or Kimani Vidal?

J.K. Dobbins is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Dobbins at 2.5 PPR points, against 1.6 for Kimani Vidal.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 8, J.K. Dobbins or Kimani Vidal?

Kimani Vidal has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Vidal at 7.9 PPR points, against 6.4 for J.K. Dobbins.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, J.K. Dobbins or Kimani Vidal?

J.K. Dobbins plays KC and Kimani Vidal plays LAR in Week 8.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Dobbins faces the 9th-toughest defense against RBs and Vidal faces the 14th-toughest defense against RBs, so Kimani Vidal has the softer matchup.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Who gets more volume, J.K. Dobbins or Kimani Vidal?

Over his recent games J.K. Dobbins has drawn 49% of his team's carries, and Kimani Vidal 23% of his team's carries.

J.K. Dobbins has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change J.K. Dobbins vs. Kimani Vidal?

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 Kimani Vidal playing in Week 8?

Neither J.K. Dobbins nor Kimani Vidal has an injury designation for Week 8.

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

Where do the J.K. Dobbins and Kimani Vidal 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 Kimani Vidal by 6.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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