IND — Week 8 at JAX, who allow the 32nd-most points to RBs — recently Will Shipley put up 7.3 on them (W5), Jawhar Jordan put up 11 on them (W6).
DJ Giddens projects 0.2 PPR points in week 8 at JAX — the 32nd-ranked matchup for RBs. Start him if that clears your other options at RB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 8 angle vs JAX: 72.2 rushing yards a game allowed at 3.23 a carry · 0.7 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 32nd-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how JAX defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 4% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2025 · 5 games, last season — no games yet this year): 12% offensive snaps · 5.2 carries/game (17% of team carries) · 19.6% of the backfield's touches · 0.4 targets/game, 1.3% target share · 19.2 rushing and 0 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | @ JAX | Sun, Nov 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 32nd · tough |
| W9 | vs DAL | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7th · soft |
| W10 | vs MIA | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5th · soft |
| W11 | @ HOU | Thu, Nov 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 16th |
| W12 | vs NYG | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 17th |
| W14 | @ PHI | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 15th |