Jonathan Taylor vs. Nico Collins: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Jonathan Taylor. Nico Collins is on a bye, and Jonathan Taylor is projected for 16.6 PPR points vs JAX.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Jonathan Taylor vs. Nico Collins: Week 8 side by side

Jonathan Taylor
RB · IND
Nico Collins
WR · HOU
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)16.6—
Floor (lowest source)15.9—
Ceiling (highest source)17.8—
StatChasers projection16.2 (RB15)—
Opponentvs JAXBye
Opponent vs. position2nd-toughest (17.3 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage62% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBWR
Our callSTART · RB2SIT · No projection

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Jonathan Taylor vs. Nico Collins Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jonathan Taylor or Nico Collins in Week 8?

Start Jonathan Taylor. Nico Collins is on a bye, while Jonathan Taylor projects for 16.6 PPR points vs JAX.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Jonathan Taylor or Nico Collins?

Jonathan Taylor plays JAX and Nico Collins 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 Jonathan Taylor vs. Nico Collins?

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 Jonathan Taylor and Nico Collins playing in Week 8?

Jonathan Taylor has no injury designation, and Nico Collins is on a bye.

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

Where do the Jonathan Taylor and Nico Collins 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). Jonathan Taylor is projected by 6 of them and Nico Collins 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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