ARI — Week 8 at DAL, who allow the 7th-most points to RBs — recently Pierre Strong Jr. put up 6.7 on them (W6), Saquon Barkley put up 13.1 on them (W7).
9.3 PPR points against DEN on 7 car, 48 yd · 3/5 rec, 15 yd — right on his 7.7 projection (+1.6). The week 8 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Zonovan Knight projects 7.4 PPR points in week 8 at DAL — the 7th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 7.3 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 DAL: 145.7 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.72 a carry · 1.3 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 7th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how DAL defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 36% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 4 games): 16.4% offensive snaps · 6.3 carries/game (26.6% of team carries) · 32% of the backfield's touches · 1.8 targets/game, 4.3% target share · 40 rushing and 8.3 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (12 games): 33.1% offensive snaps, 6.8 carries/game (31.5% of team carries), 38% of the backfield's touches, 2.6 targets/game, 6.3% target share, 22.4 rushing and 13.3 receiving yards/game, 5 TD. (2026) TD luck: 0 scored vs 1.4 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 8 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 1.7 · median 5.6 · ceiling 13 — 20% chance of 10+, 8% of 15+, 2% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | @ DAL | Sun, Nov 1 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7th · soft |
| W9 | @ SEA | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 23rd |
| W10 | vs LAR | Sun, Nov 15 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 22nd |
| W11 | @ KC | Sun, Nov 22 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 26th · tough |
| W12 | vs WAS | Sun, Nov 29 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 28th · tough |
| W13 | vs PHI | Sun, Dec 6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 15th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7 | DEN | 7 car, 48 yd · 3/5 rec, 15 yd | 6.3 | 7.8 | 9.3 |
| W6 | LAR | 15 car, 80 yd · 2/2 rec, 18 yd | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.8 |
| W5 | DET | 1 car, 8 yd | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| W2 | SEA | 2 car, 24 yd | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |