Should I start Najee Harris or Velus Jones Jr. this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Check the bye week first

Najee Harris has no scheduled game in this week’s NFL slate. A projection alone is not a reason to start a player on bye.

Najee Harris: 1.3 FP recent scoring average.
Velus Jones Jr.: 1.2 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:35 PM ET · PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

Najee Harris

RB · 7528Stats & schedule

0.1FF projected

No game scheduled

Check bye / schedule

THE ALTERNATIVE

Velus Jones Jr.

WR · SEAStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

↑ +0.1 vs ESPN

vs CHI

Mon 8:15 PM ET

Why this pick?

Najee Harris

Fortified0.1

Sleeper0.0

Recent scoring average: 1.3 fantasy points.

Velus Jones Jr.

Fortified0.1

ESPN0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.1

Velus Jones Jr. faces CHI in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.2 fantasy points. Velus Jones Jr. is questionable. Check his availability before kickoff.

Najee Harris has no scheduled game in this week’s NFL slate. A projection alone is not a reason to start a player on bye. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 27, 2026, 11:10 PM ET).

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:35 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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