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Seth McGowan or Dylan Sampson

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Seth McGowan

Seth McGowan

RB • Indianapolis Colts IND
Dylan Sampson

Dylan Sampson

RB • Cleveland Browns CLE
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McGowan over Sampson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

McGowan ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 3.6
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
5.24 22.65 0 0.6 2.11 0 3.6
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Outlook Seth McGowan

Seth McGowan at Jacksonville — Emerging Backup Remains Primarily a Stash

McGowan enters Week 8 operating as the primary backup behind Jonathan Taylor on the depth chart. While his fantasy roster rate jumped to 26% following an 11-carry outing in Minnesota, he remains purely a change-of-pace option. Over his last two games, McGowan has handled 15 carries, securing the clear secondary role ahead of DJ Giddens.

Our weekly projection anticipates limited volume on the road in Jacksonville, slating him for roughly 5 carries, 23 rushing yards, and 3.6 fantasy points. Facing a projected negative game script as underdogs, standalone opportunities will be tough to find behind Taylor. McGowan is a priority handcuff stash, but fantasy managers should leave him on the bench.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Sampson over McGowan

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Sampson ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.7
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
4.5 18.4 0.1 2.2 15.9 0.1 6.7
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Outlook Dylan Sampson

Dylan Sampson at Pittsburgh: Modest Rotational Role in a Defensive Slog

Dylan Sampson returned from injured reserve last week and looked explosive, tallying 77 total yards on nine touches against Tennessee. Operating as Cleveland's clear change-of-pace back behind Quinshon Judkins, Sampson has re-established his role in the offense and enters Week 8 without an injury designation.

While his pass-catching ability provides standalone utility, touches will likely be limited in an AFC North rivalry with a low projected total. Our models project Sampson for roughly 34 total yards and two receptions, totaling 6.6 fantasy points. Rostered in 17% of leagues, he remains a bench stash or deep-league flex play.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Seth McGowan
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
11464.20120
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
15734.90120
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Dylan Sampson
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6457.503320
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6457.503320
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Seth McGowan
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Dylan Sampson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Seth McGowan
OWN
26%
+23.02 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+1.12 compared to last week
OWN/START Dylan Sampson
OWN
17%
+2.95 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+1.3 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Seth McGowan
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Dylan Sampson
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Seth McGowan

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 69th with 14.60 total points (2.09 avg).
  • Currently 124.4 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.7 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 72nd among RB.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 71st among RB.
  • Ranked 120th in Rec TDs among RB.
  • Ranked 116th in targets and is currently among RB.
  • Ranked 128th in targets and is currently among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 134 (19.14 per game) and is currently ranked 49th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 7 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +134, Rush AVG: +4.2 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +12 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 100, RUSH YDS: 450, RUSH TDS: 5, REC: 15, REC YDS: 100, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Dylan Sampson

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 35th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 84th with 7.70 total points (3.85 avg).
  • Currently 131.3 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.9 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 79th among RB.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 83rd among RB.
  • Ranked 107th in Rec TDs among RB.
  • Ranked 108th in targets and is currently among RB.
  • Ranked 120th in targets and is currently among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 45 (22.50 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 78th among RB.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 82nd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -6, Rush AVG: +5.5 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: -12, Rec Yards: -72 Rec TDs: -1,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 100, RUSH YDS: 415, RUSH TDS: 4, REC: 20, REC YDS: 150, REC TDS: 2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Seth McGowan

No Injury Reported

Injury Dylan Sampson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Seth McGowan

Week 8
Indianapolis Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
17.33355.17971103.46
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 1st among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 42.00 total points (7.00 avg).
  • Currently 27 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in turnovers with 9 (1.50 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 433 (72.17 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Ranked 23rd in pass defense with 1698 (283.00 per game).
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 7 (1.17 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 17.33 per game and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 22nd in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +9.88, Turnovers: -5 Sacks: +3, INTs: -3, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: -4.81,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 27, INT: 13, TDS: 5, PA/G: 21, YDS/G: 322.6
Matchups Dylan Sampson

Week 8
Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburgh Steelers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.71321.001171815.11
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 6th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 4th with 56.00 total points (8.00 avg).
  • Currently 13 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 321.00 per game and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 11 (1.57 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 12 in rush defense with 637 (91.00 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Ranked 16th in pass defense with 1610 (230.00 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 18 (2.57 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 7 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 19.71 per game and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 12 in Total TDs with 1 (0.14 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +22.37, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: -6, INTs: +2, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -4.79,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 24.2, YDS/G: 379.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Seth McGowan
5.56
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Dylan Sampson
8.60
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Seth McGowan
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2026 IND 7 32 134 4.2 0 5 4 12 3.0 0
ON PACE 17 78 325 4.2 0 12 10 29 3.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 7 32 134 4.2 0 5 4 12 3.0 0
Career Dylan Sampson
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2025 CLE 16 72 198 2.8 0 43 35 330 9.4 3
2026 CLE 1 6 45 7.5 0 3 3 32 10.7 0
ON PACE 2 15 109 7.5 0 7 7 78 10.7 0
3-YEAR AVG 8 36 99 2.8 0 22 18 165 9.4 2
Totals 17 78 243 3.1 0 46 38 362 9.5 3
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ARI @DAL
ATL @TB
BAL @BUF
CAR @GB
CHI @SEA
CIN vs TEN
CLE @PIT
DEN vs KC
DET vs MIN
HOU vs BYE
IND @JAC
LAC @LAR
LV @NYJ
MIA vs NE
NO vs BYE
NYG vs BYE
PHI @WAS
SF vs BYE
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MIL @TB 08:00 EDT EST
Matchup Time
ATL vs MIA 7:00 PM EST
CHA @DET 7:00 PM EST
CHI vs NY 8:00 PM EST
CLE vs WAS 7:00 PM EST
DAL vs OKC 9:30 PM EST
DEN @NO 8:00 PM EST
GS @MIN 8:00 PM EST
HOU @MIL 8:00 PM EST
IND vs PHI 7:00 PM EST
LAC vs LAL 10:30 PM EST
ORL @TOR 7:30 PM EST
SA @UTA 9:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
CGY @EDM 8:30 PM EST
COL vs NJ 9:00 PM EST
PHI @WAS 7:30 PM EST
SEA vs TOR 10:00 PM EST