Rico Dowdle vs. Kaelon Black: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Rico Dowdle. Kaelon Black is on a bye, and Rico Dowdle is projected for 9.0 PPR points vs CLE.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Rico Dowdle vs. Kaelon Black: Week 8 side by side

Rico Dowdle
RB · PIT
Kaelon Black
RB · SF
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)9.0—
Floor (lowest source)8.5—
Ceiling (highest source)9.5—
StatChasers projection8.8 (RB30)—
Opponentvs CLEBye
Opponent vs. position8th-toughest (19.4 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage31% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callFLEX · FlexSIT · No projection

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Rico Dowdle vs. Kaelon Black Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Rico Dowdle or Kaelon Black in Week 8?

Start Rico Dowdle. Kaelon Black is on a bye, while Rico Dowdle projects for 9.0 PPR points vs CLE.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Rico Dowdle or Kaelon Black?

Rico Dowdle plays CLE and Kaelon Black 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 Rico Dowdle vs. Kaelon Black?

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 Rico Dowdle and Kaelon Black playing in Week 8?

Rico Dowdle has no injury designation, and Kaelon Black is on a bye.

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

Where do the Rico Dowdle and Kaelon Black 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). Rico Dowdle is projected by 6 of them and Kaelon Black 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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