Kenneth Walker III vs. Nico Collins: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Kenneth Walker III. Nico Collins is on a bye, and Kenneth Walker III is projected for 19.2 PPR points vs DEN.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Kenneth Walker III vs. Nico Collins: Week 8 side by side

Kenneth Walker III
RB · KC
Nico Collins
WR · HOU
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)19.2—
Floor (lowest source)16.7—
Ceiling (highest source)20.6—
StatChasers projection19.7 (RB3)—
Opponentvs DENBye
Opponent vs. position11th-softest (22.4 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage82% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBWR
Our callSTART · Strong RB1SIT · No projection

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Kenneth Walker III vs. Nico Collins Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Kenneth Walker III or Nico Collins in Week 8?

Start Kenneth Walker III. Nico Collins is on a bye, while Kenneth Walker III projects for 19.2 PPR points vs DEN.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Kenneth Walker III or Nico Collins?

Kenneth Walker III plays DEN 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 Kenneth Walker III 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 Kenneth Walker III and Nico Collins playing in Week 8?

Kenneth Walker III 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 Kenneth Walker III 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). Kenneth Walker III 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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