Start Justin Jefferson. Jefferson is projected for 16.9 PPR points vs 16.6 for Jonathan Taylor, and faces the 3rd-softest defense against WRs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Justin Jefferson WR · MIN | Jonathan Taylor RB · IND | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 16.9 | 16.6 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 13.9 | 15.9 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 18.4 | 17.8 |
| StatChasers projection | 17.5 (WR8) | 16.2 (RB15) |
| Opponent | vs DET | vs JAX |
| Opponent vs. position | 3rd-softest (39.2 pts/g allowed) | 2nd-toughest (17.3 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 21% target share (last 3) | 62% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | WR | RB |
| Our call | START · Strong WR1 | START · RB2 |
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Start Justin Jefferson. Jefferson projects for 16.9 PPR points vs DET, against 16.6 for Jonathan Taylor vs JAX: a 0.3-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Justin Jefferson is projected to score more: 16.9 PPR points to 16.6 for Jonathan Taylor.
The sources range from 13.9 to 18.4 for Jefferson and from 15.9 to 17.8 for Taylor. The ranges overlap, so Taylor outscoring Jefferson is a realistic result.
Jonathan Taylor is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Taylor at 15.9 PPR points, against 13.9 for Justin Jefferson.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Justin Jefferson has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Jefferson at 18.4 PPR points, against 17.8 for Jonathan Taylor.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Justin Jefferson plays DET and Jonathan Taylor plays JAX in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Jefferson faces the 3rd-softest defense against WRs and Taylor faces the 2nd-toughest defense against RBs, so Justin Jefferson 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.
Over his recent games Justin Jefferson has drawn 21% of his team's targets, and Jonathan Taylor 62% of his team's carries.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Justin Jefferson.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Justin Jefferson nor Jonathan Taylor has an injury designation for Week 8.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
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). Justin Jefferson is projected by 5 of them and Jonathan Taylor by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.