Jonathon Brooks · MarShawn Lloyd · 2026 week 8

Jonathon Brooks or MarShawn Lloyd?

Wondering who you should start this week — Jonathon Brooks or MarShawn Lloyd? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start MarShawn Lloyd — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans MarShawn Lloyd (CAR allow the 2nd-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jonathon Brooks	@ NO	6.4	1st · soft	4.7	16	IR
MarShawn Lloyd START	vs CAR	6.7	2nd · soft	7.7	65	healthy

RBs vs NO recently: Aaron Jones Sr. 15.7 pts (W5) · Tyrone Tracy Jr. 16.5 pts (W6) · Jaylen Warren 13.7 pts (W7).

RBs vs CAR recently: Jahmyr Gibbs 13.7 pts (W4) · Dameon Pierce 11 pts (W6) · Bucky Irving 23 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jonathon Brooks faces NO, 1st most generous to RBs.
Jonathon Brooks is flagged OUT.
MarShawn Lloyd faces CAR, 2nd most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

MarShawn Lloyd carries the higher trade value — 65 against 16 (a 75% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving MarShawn Lloyd gets the most. Momentum: Jonathon Brooks -16 and MarShawn Lloyd -154 over the last 30 days.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

More RB decisions

Jonathon Brooks or Chris Rodriguez Jr.?Jonathon Brooks or Tyjae Spears?Jonathon Brooks or Samaje Perine?MarShawn Lloyd or Mike Washington Jr.?MarShawn Lloyd or Brian Robinson Jr.?MarShawn Lloyd or Kenny Gainwell?

All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.