Justice Hill · Mike Washington Jr. · 2026 week 8

Justice Hill or Mike Washington Jr.?

Wondering who you should start this week — Justice Hill or Mike Washington Jr.? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Justice Hill — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Justice Hill (BUF allow the 3rd-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Justice Hill START	@ BUF	6.1	3rd · soft	6.7	–	healthy
Mike Washington Jr.	@ NYJ	5.7	14th	3.6	113	healthy

RBs vs BUF recently: Rhamondre Stevenson 15.4 pts (W4) · Kyren Williams 13.6 pts (W5) · Ashton Jeanty 11.8 pts (W6).

RBs vs NYJ recently: Quinshon Judkins 5 pts (W5) · Corey Kiner 5.7 pts (W6) · Ollie Gordon II 16.3 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Mike Washington Jr. has the higher floor (0.9) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Justice Hill has the higher ceiling (14) — the play if you need points.
Justice Hill is boom-or-bust — about 13% more volatile week to week than a typical RB projected here — wider range in both directions.
Justice Hill faces BUF, 3rd most generous to RBs.
Mike Washington Jr. faces NYJ, 14th most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Mike Washington Jr. carries the higher trade value — 113 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Mike Washington Jr. gets the most.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.