Week 8 start/sit · Final

Week 8 running backs: who we said to start, and what they scored

Sixteen of our 21 start calls finished as top-24 running backs. Breece Hall was the biggest miss: projected 15.4, scored 0.0. D'Andre Swift was the best call: RB21 on our board, RB3 by points. Three calls have no score on record and are not counted. Every call here was frozen Thursday at 5:25 PM ET, before the week's first game.

Week 8 running backs How each call went

Projected
Call
RB1
Jahmyr GibbsLions24.8 · RB6
24.6
START · HIT
RB2
Bijan RobinsonFalcons7.6 · RB27
20.4
START · MISSED
RB3
Kenneth Walker IIIChiefs12.4 · RB20
19.9
START · HIT
RB4
Javonte WilliamsCowboys6.7 · RB31
19.9
START · MISSED
RB5
James Cook IIIBills18.1 · RB11
18.8
START · HIT
RB6
Derrick HenryRavens14.0 · RB13
18.8
START · HIT
RB7
Kyren WilliamsRams12.9 · RB17
17.9
START · HIT
RB8
Bucky IrvingBuccaneers21.0 · RB9
17.3
START · HIT
RB9
Chase BrownBengals16.1 · RB12
16.9
START · HIT
RB10
Ashton JeantyRaiders10.3 · RB23
16.8
START · HIT
RB11
Jaylen WarrenSteelersNo score
15.9
START · NO SCORE
RB12
Jonathan TaylorColts6.7 · RB31
15.9
START · MISSED
RB13
Breece HallJets · Questionable0.0 · RB64
15.4
START · MISSED
RB14
Chuba HubbardPanthers24.9 · RB5
15.3
START · HIT
RB15
Josh JacobsPackers23.2 · RB8
15.1
START · HIT
RB16
Bhayshul TutenJaguars29.9 · RB2
14.7
START · HIT
RB17
Ollie Gordon IIDolphins6.9 · RB29
14.4
START · MISSED
RB18
Tony PollardTitansNo score
13.8
START · NO SCORE
RB19
Saquon BarkleyEagles · Questionable12.4 · RB20
13.8
START · HIT
RB20
Rhamondre StevensonPatriots12.0 · RB22
13.2
START · HIT
RB21
D'Andre SwiftBears27.9 · RB3
13.0
START · HIT
RB22
Rachaad WhiteCommanders14.0 · RB13
12.4
START · HIT
RB23
Jeremiyah LoveCardinals · QuestionableNo score
11.6
START · NO SCORE
RB24
Blake CorumRams13.3 · RB16
11.5
START · HIT

A start call hits when the player finishes inside the top 24 at his position that week, the same line our start tiers stop at. Scores are ESPN PPR, final after Monday night.

Questions

How did the Week 8 RB start calls do?

Sixteen of 21 finished inside the top-24 running backs in ESPN PPR scoring.

What counts as a hit?

A start call hits when the player finishes inside the top 24 at his position that week, the same line our start tiers stop at.