LeQuint Allen Jr. · Sean Tucker · 2026 week 8

LeQuint Allen Jr. or Sean Tucker?

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

Start LeQuint Allen Jr. — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans LeQuint Allen Jr. (IND allow the 11th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
LeQuint Allen Jr. START	vs IND	1.9	11th	1.5	–	Questionable
Sean Tucker	vs ATL	1.4	10th	6.7	–	healthy

RBs vs IND recently: Jaylen Warren 30.8 pts (W5) · Tony Pollard 7.6 pts (W6) · Jordan Mason 6.8 pts (W7).

RBs vs ATL recently: Derrick Henry 20 pts (W5) · D'Andre Swift 19 pts (W6) · Christian McCaffrey 16 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
LeQuint Allen Jr. faces IND, 11th most generous to RBs.
LeQuint Allen Jr. is flagged WATCH.
Sean Tucker faces ATL, 10th most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.