Elijah Mitchell RB

PHI — Week 8 at WAS, who allow the 28th-most points to RBs — recently Cam Skattebo put up 5.1 on them (W5), Christian McCaffrey put up 21.7 on them (W6).

Week 7 recap: Elijah Mitchell

6.4 PPR points against DAL on 3 car, 11 yd · 3/4 rec, 23 yd. The week 8 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Elijah Mitchell this week?

Elijah Mitchell projects 2.0 PPR points in week 8 at WAS — the 28th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 6.4 over his last three. 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 WAS: 100.3 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.01 a carry · 0.8 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 28th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how WAS defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 7 vs DAL: 6.4 pts · 3 car · 4 tgt · 14 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 8 proj
2.0
PPR · 1.6 std
Matchup
28th
WAS vs RBs
Trade value
8
#196 overall · +8/30d
Form
6.4
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 21% offensive snaps · 3 carries/game (12% of team carries) · 22.6% of the backfield's touches · 4 targets/game, 12.1% target share · 11 rushing and 23 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (1 games): 10% offensive snaps, 0 carries/game (0% of team carries), 5.3% of the backfield's touches, 1 targets/game, 2.3% target share, 0 rushing and 0 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. (2025) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.1 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W8@ WAS Sun, Nov 1 1.61.82.0 28th · tough
W9vs NYG Sun, Nov 8 0.50.60.6 17th
W11vs PIT Sun, Nov 22 0.40.50.5 25th · tough
W12@ DAL Thu, Nov 26 0.50.60.6 7th · soft
W13@ ARI Sun, Dec 6 0.50.50.6 9th
W14vs IND Sun, Dec 13 0.50.50.6 11th
Free. Add your scoring and who else you have — the answer gets specific. 3 questions a day without an account, 30 with one.

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W7DAL3 car, 11 yd · 3/4 rec, 23 yd 3.44.96.4
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.