MarShawn Lloyd vs. Terry McLaurin: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start MarShawn Lloyd. Terry McLaurin is on a bye, and MarShawn Lloyd is projected for 5.2 PPR points vs CAR.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

MarShawn Lloyd vs. Terry McLaurin: Week 8 side by side

MarShawn Lloyd
RB · GB
Terry McLaurin
WR · WAS
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)5.2—
Floor (lowest source)3.6—
Ceiling (highest source)6.7—
StatChasers projection4.3 (RB49)—
Opponentvs CARBye
Opponent vs. position2nd-softest (28.7 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage34% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBWR
Our callSIT · BenchSIT · No projection

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MarShawn Lloyd vs. Terry McLaurin Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start MarShawn Lloyd or Terry McLaurin in Week 8?

Start MarShawn Lloyd. Terry McLaurin is on a bye, while MarShawn Lloyd projects for 5.2 PPR points vs CAR.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, MarShawn Lloyd or Terry McLaurin?

MarShawn Lloyd plays CAR and Terry McLaurin 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 MarShawn Lloyd vs. Terry McLaurin?

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 MarShawn Lloyd and Terry McLaurin playing in Week 8?

MarShawn Lloyd has no injury designation, and Terry McLaurin is on a bye.

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

Where do the MarShawn Lloyd and Terry McLaurin 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). MarShawn Lloyd is projected by 6 of them and Terry McLaurin 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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