Josh Jacobs vs. Woody Marks: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Josh Jacobs. Woody Marks 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. Woody Marks: Week 8 side by side

Josh Jacobs
RB · GB
Woody Marks
RB · HOU
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)—
PositionRBRB
Our callSTART · Strong RB1SIT · No projection

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Josh Jacobs vs. Woody Marks Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Josh Jacobs or Woody Marks in Week 8?

Start Josh Jacobs. Woody Marks 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 Woody Marks?

Josh Jacobs plays CAR and Woody Marks 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. Woody Marks?

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 Woody Marks playing in Week 8?

Josh Jacobs has no injury designation, and Woody Marks 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 Woody Marks 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 Woody Marks 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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