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    Tyler Goodson Fantasy Hub: Week 8 Injury Update, Start/Sit Advice, Projections, and More

    Here's the latest Tyler Goodson fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups, including injury status, start-sit advice, trade insight, and more.

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    The Indianapolis Colts will face the Houston Texans in Week 8. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding RB Tyler Goodson.

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    Is Tyler Goodson Playing in Week 8?

    Goodson is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.

    We’ll continue to monitor the Colts’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.

    Should You Start or Sit Tyler Goodson in Week 8?

    As previously mentioned, Goodson has earned the right to be the featured back in this offense when Jonathan Taylor is out. He scored his first career touchdown last week (seven-yard run) and, despite limited usage, has a run of 17+ yards in each of his past three games.

    All signs are pointing in the right direction, but there are still plenty of risks we need to consider. Goodson didn’t see a target last week, and there isn’t much hope in that regard given Anthony Richardson’s limitations.

    In a perfect matchup, a Flex ranking would be possible, but with running backs as a whole producing 7.3% under fantasy expectations against the Texans this season, not to mention a negative game script, I’m not touching this backfield.

    Tyler Goodson’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 8

    Goodson is projected to score 10.1 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 6.8 rushing attempts for 42.4 yards and 0 touchdowns. It also includes 3.7 receptions for 21.4 yards and 0 touchdowns.

    Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.

    Tyler Goodson’s Week 8 Fantasy Ranking

    Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 2:30 PM on Friday, November 8. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Weekly Consensus Superflex Rankings.

    Week 10 RB PPR Rankings

    1) Saquon Barkley | PHI (at DAL)
    2) Kyren Williams | LAR (vs. MIA)
    3) Alvin Kamara | NO (vs. ATL)
    4) Derrick Henry | BAL (vs. CIN)
    5) Bijan Robinson | ATL (at NO)
    6) De'Von Achane | MIA (at LAR)
    7) Joe Mixon | HOU (vs. DET)
    8) Christian McCaffrey | SF (at TB)
    9) Jahmyr Gibbs | DET (at HOU)
    10) Aaron Jones | MIN (at JAX)
    11) Breece Hall | NYJ (at ARI)
    12) Jonathan Taylor | IND (vs. BUF)
    13) James Cook | BUF (at IND)
    14) D'Andre Swift | CHI (vs. NE)
    15) Chase Brown | CIN (at BAL)
    16) James Conner | ARI (vs. NYJ)
    17) Tony Pollard | TEN (at LAC)
    18) David Montgomery | DET (at HOU)
    19) Kareem Hunt | KC (vs. DEN)
    20) Tyrone Tracy Jr. | NYG (at CAR)
    21) Najee Harris | PIT (at WAS)
    22) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS (vs. PIT)
    23) Rhamondre Stevenson | NE (at CHI)
    24) J.K. Dobbins | LAC (vs. TEN)
    25) Chuba Hubbard | CAR (vs. NYG)
    26) Rico Dowdle | DAL (vs. PHI)
    27) Austin Ekeler | WAS (vs. PIT)
    28) Tank Bigsby | JAX (vs. MIN)
    29) Rachaad White | TB (vs. SF)
    30) Bucky Irving | TB (vs. SF)
    31) Javonte Williams | DEN (at KC)
    32) Raheem Mostert | MIA (at LAR)
    33) Tyler Allgeier | ATL (at NO)
    34) Jaylen Warren | PIT (at WAS)
    35) Travis Etienne Jr. | JAX (vs. MIN)
    36) Ray Davis | BUF (at IND)
    37) Justice Hill | BAL (vs. CIN)
    38) Devin Singletary | NYG (at CAR)
    39) Braelon Allen | NYJ (at ARI)
    40) Tyjae Spears | TEN (at LAC)
    41) Roschon Johnson | CHI (vs. NE)
    42) Cam Akers | HOU (vs. DET)
    43) Antonio Gibson | NE (at CHI)
    44) Isaac Guerendo | SF (at TB)
    45) Jaleel McLaughlin | DEN (at KC)
    46) Miles Sanders | CAR (vs. NYG)
    47) Kimani Vidal | LAC (vs. TEN)
    48) Jordan Mason | SF (at TB)
    49) Blake Corum | LAR (vs. MIA)
    50) Samaje Perine | KC (vs. DEN)
    51) Jeremy McNichols | WAS (vs. PIT)
    52) Jonathon Brooks | CAR (vs. NYG)
    53) Trayveon Williams | CIN (at BAL)
    54) Sean Tucker | TB (vs. SF)
    55) Dare Ogunbowale | HOU (vs. DET)
    56) Jaylen Wright | MIA (at LAR)
    57) Julius Chestnut | TEN (at LAC)
    58) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (at DAL)
    59) Trey Benson | ARI (vs. NYJ)
    60) D'Ernest Johnson | JAX (vs. MIN)
    61) Jordan Mims | NO (vs. ATL)
    62) Carson Steele | KC (vs. DEN)
    63) Trey Sermon | IND (vs. BUF)
    64) Emari Demercado | ARI (vs. NYJ)
    65) Ty Johnson | BUF (at IND)
    66) Dalvin Cook | DAL (vs. PHI)
    67) Tyler Goodson | IND (vs. BUF)
    68) Audric Estimé | DEN (at KC)
    69) Ty Chandler | MIN (at JAX)
    70) Eric Gray | NYG (at CAR)
    71) JaMycal Hasty | NE (at CHI)
    72) Hunter Luepke | DAL (vs. PHI)
    73) Will Shipley | PHI (at DAL)
    74) Hassan Haskins | LAC (vs. TEN)
    75) Dameon Pierce | HOU (vs. DET)
    76) Keaton Mitchell | BAL (vs. CIN)
    77) Alec Ingold | MIA (at LAR)
    78) Joshua Kelley | NYG (at CAR)
    79) Patrick Ricard | BAL (vs. CIN)
    80) C.J. Ham | MIN (at JAX)
    81) Chris Rodriguez Jr. | WAS (vs. PIT)
    82) Adam Prentice | NO (vs. ATL)
    83) Deuce Vaughn | DAL (vs. PHI)
    84) Ezekiel Elliott | DAL (vs. PHI)
    85) Ronnie Rivers | LAR (vs. MIA)
    86) Craig Reynolds | DET (at HOU)
    87) Michael Burton | DEN (at KC)
    88) Raheem Blackshear | CAR (vs. NYG)
    89) Travis Homer | CHI (vs. NE)
    90) J.J. Taylor | HOU (vs. DET)
    91) Kendall Milton | CIN (at BAL)
    92) Isaiah Davis | NYJ (at ARI)
    93) Avery Williams | ATL (at NO)
    94) Chris Collier | BAL (vs. CIN)
    95) Jake Funk | JAX (vs. MIN)
    96) Blake Watson | DEN (at KC)
    97) Kyle Juszczyk | SF (at TB)
    98) Jamaal Williams | NO (vs. ATL)
    99) Cordarrelle Patterson | PIT (at WAS)
    100) Khalil Herbert | CIN (at BAL)
    101) Jeff Wilson Jr. | MIA (at LAR)
    102) DeeJay Dallas | ARI (vs. NYJ)
    103) Patrick Taylor Jr. | SF (at TB)
    104) Sione Vaki | DET (at HOU)

    Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans Insights

    Indianapolis Colts

    Team: One team this season is giving away at least five minutes in time of possession per game, and it’s the Colts – at -7:34 per game.

    QB: Anthony Richardson’s 48.5% completion percentage is the lowest through a team’s first seven games since Josh Freeman in 2013.

    Offense: The Colts are allowing pressure on just 27.9% of dropbacks, the third-lowest rate in the league.

    Defense: Indianapolis has allowed a touchdown on just 2.2% of deep passes, the fourth-lowest rate in the league.

    Fantasy: Tyler Goodson has finished each of the past three weeks as RB33 or better (Trey Sermon has finished worse than that in the past two weeks).

    Betting: The Colts are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 road games with a projected point total north of 45 points.

    Houston Texans

    Team: A win would be Houston’s third straight over Indianapolis, tying their longest win streak ever vs. the Colts (also done from 2015-16).

    QB: C.J. Stroud ranks second in EPA per dropback against man coverage (0.36), but only 24th against zone (-0.11). The Colts play zone coverage at the third-highest rate of any defense (78.7%).

    Offense: The Texans allowed a 51.7% pressure rate in Sunday’s loss to the Packers, their second-highest in C.J. Stroud’s 22 career starts.

    Defense: The Texans have allowed a touchdown on a league-high 7% of opponent passes.

    Fantasy: Nico Collins was injured on Stroud’s way to a second straight game with over 330 passing yards and has missed two games now – Stroud has 278 yards through the air in those contests. In Weeks 1-5, Stroud completed 51.2% of his 8.2 deep pass attempts per game and was threatening defenses vertically on a consistent basis. Since, he’s at 36.4% on 5.5 attempts per game.

    Betting: Unders are 9-4 since the start of 2020 when the Texans host a divisional opponent (69.2%).

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