Ja'Marr ChaseorJosh Jacobs?
Week 8 start/sit decision, wide receiver or running back.
Our call
Lean Ja'Marr Chase
Ja'Marr Chase outscores Josh Jacobs in 51% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Josh Jacobs comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Ja'Marr Chase, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Ja'Marr Chase projects 0.1 half-PPR points ahead in Week 8. The matchups don't separate them: Ja'Marr Chase faces the Tennessee Titans (14% more than average to WRs), Josh Jacobs faces the Carolina Panthers (21% more than average to RBs). Scoring matters here: in PPR leagues, Ja'Marr Chase wins 56%; in Standard leagues, Josh Jacobs is the pick at 56%.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 6.3
- Median
- 15.4
- Ceiling
- 30.3
- Big game (20+):
- 32%
- Dud (under 6):
- 9%
- Floor
- 6.5
- Median
- 15.3
- Ceiling
- 29.9
- Big game (20+):
- 32%
- Dud (under 6):
- 8%
Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.
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| Stat | Ja'Marr ChaseWR, CIN, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET | Josh JacobsRB, GB, Thu, Oct 29, 8:15 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 17.1 | 17.0 |
| PPR projection | 20.8 | 18.5 |
| Standard projection | 13.4 | 15.4 |
| Rank this week | WR4 | RB4 |
| Matchup | vs TEN | vs CAR |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 13.5 | 17.6 |
| Last season per game | 15.7 | 14.6 |
| Snap share, last game | 87% | 52% |
| Trade value | 54 | 40 |