DET — Week 8 vs MIN, who allow the 30th-most points to RBs — recently Kendre Miller put up 9 on them (W5), Jonathan Taylor put up 17 on them (W7).
Jacob Saylors projects 0.3 PPR points in week 8 vs MIN — the 30th-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 MIN: 97.8 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.16 a carry · 0.5 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 30th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how MIN defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 9% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 6 games): 0.5% offensive snaps · 0 carries/game (0% of team carries) · 0% of the backfield's touches · 0 rushing and 0 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (11 games): 0.8% offensive snaps, 0.2 carries/game (0.7% of team carries), 0.6% of the backfield's touches, 1 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 | vs MIN | Sun, Nov 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30th · tough |
| W9 | @ MIA | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5th · soft |
| W10 | vs NE | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 18th |
| W11 | vs TB | Sun, Nov 22 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 31st · tough |
| W12 | vs CHI | Thu, Nov 26 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 24th |
| W13 | @ ATL | Sun, Dec 6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10th |