Sit AJ Dillon in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 2.3 projected points lands 8.7 under the RB starter line.
- Projection
- 2.3 pts
- RB rank
- #65
- Matchup
- at GB
AJ Dillon's fantasy role in Week 8
AJ Dillon goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league RB flyer for the CAR. He is rostered in 0% of leagues and actually started in 0% of them, and we rank him RB65 on our own weekly board at 2.3 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at GB. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting RB baseline of 11 points, his 2.3-point projection is 8.7 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit AJ Dillon in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 2.3 projected points lands 8.7 under the RB starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another RB, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks AJ Dillon (CAR RB), our RB65 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season at GB, projecting 2.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 8.7 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. On the road against GB, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. The projection sits about 79% under what a startable RB returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks AJ Dillon (CAR RB), our RB65 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season at GB, projecting 2.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 8.7 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. GB is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. He grades 79% below the average weekly RB number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.