Should I start AJ Dillon or Elijah Mitchell this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Elijah Mitchell

+0.5 projected edge · PPR

Start Elijah Mitchell over AJ Dillon for Week 8 PPR: 2.8 projected points versus 2.3.

AJ Dillon: 3.75% matchup lift against GB.
Elijah Mitchell: 6.4 FP recent scoring average; 2.5% matchup reduction against WAS.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 4:33 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Elijah Mitchell

RB · PHIStats & schedule

2.8FF projected

at WAS

Sun 8:20 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

AJ Dillon

RB · CARStats & schedule

2.3FF projected

↓ -1.1 vs ESPN

at GB

Thu 8:15 PM ET

Why this pick?

Elijah Mitchell

Fortified2.8

Sleeper2.0

Elijah Mitchell faces WAS in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.4 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%.

AJ Dillon

Fortified2.3

ESPN3.4

Sleeper0.7

AJ Dillon faces GB in Week 8. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 3.75%.

Elijah Mitchell projects for 2.8 points in PPR scoring, 0.5 more than AJ Dillon. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 4:33 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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