Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Josh Jacobs in week 8?

Start him Start Josh Jacobs in week 8. Waiver projects 15.1 points against CAR, which makes him RB8 this week, inside the RB30 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 7.3 points and a good one 29.6.

Projected points
15.1
Floor
7.3
Ceiling
29.6
Rank this week
RB8
Opponent
CAR
Chance he plays
86%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Kenneth Walker IIIRB6DEN15.47.2–29.3Compare
Chase BrownRB7TEN15.27.0–28.9Compare
Jonathan TaylorRB9JAX14.66.7–28.0Compare
Ashton JeantyRB10NYJ14.36.4–27.4Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 8

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the RB30 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.