Aaron Jones Sr. · Jeremiyah Love · 2026 week 8

Aaron Jones Sr. or Jeremiyah Love?

Wondering who you should start this week — Aaron Jones Sr. or Jeremiyah Love? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Aaron Jones Sr. — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Aaron Jones Sr. (DET allow the 21st-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Aaron Jones Sr. START	@ DET	9.8	21st	13	1,105	Questionable
Jeremiyah Love	@ DAL	9.5	7th · soft	10.2	2,941	Questionable

RBs vs DET recently: Chuba Hubbard 24.9 pts (W4) · Jeremiyah Love 2.2 pts (W5) · Josh Jacobs 15.1 pts (W7).

RBs vs DAL recently: Bucky Irving 29.5 pts (W5) · Pierre Strong Jr. 6.7 pts (W6) · Saquon Barkley 13.1 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Aaron Jones Sr. has the higher floor (4.7) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Jeremiyah Love has the higher ceiling (18.6) — the play if you need points.
Aaron Jones Sr. is steady — about 29% less volatile week to week than a typical RB projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Aaron Jones Sr. faces DET, 21st most generous to RBs.
Aaron Jones Sr. is flagged WATCH.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jeremiyah Love carries the higher trade value — 2,941 against 1,105 (a 62% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jeremiyah Love gets the most. Momentum: Aaron Jones Sr. -566 and Jeremiyah Love -2243 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.