Should I start Emeka Egbuka or Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 8?
Updated Nov 2, 10:36 PM ET. Week 9 answers post Tuesday.
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Week 8 verdict
Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Emeka Egbuka

- Market projected
- 10.6
- pre-game
- ATL D vs WR
- 34.4
- 11th most to WRs (2026)
- Target share
- 33%
- Week 8

- Market projected
- 8.9
- pre-game
- ATL D vs WR
- 34.4
- 11th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 86%
- Through Week 6
- Target share
- 26%
- Through Week 6
Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Emeka Egbuka in Week 8.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Emeka Egbuka?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Emeka Egbuka projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). Emeka Egbuka is listed out.
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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.
WR24 · TB · bye 10
2026 vs anytime td line 3-3
- Market-based projection
- 11.5 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 57
WR29 · TB · bye 10
2026 vs anytime td line 0-8
- Market-based projection
- 10.6 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 70
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The gap
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Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.
Where the draft room stands
Live drafts hold no current pick on Emeka Egbuka, and the board ranks him 57th overall on the rest of his evidence.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Chris Godwin Jr., and the board ranks him 70th overall on the rest of his evidence.
By format he goes standard: ADP 21; 2QB: ADP 45.
The market-based projections
No season market is posted for Emeka Egbuka, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.
No season market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr., so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.
Neither carries a posted market, so this page rests on the draft room and on what the two have already done.
This season so far
Through Week 6, Emeka Egbuka has been on the field for 86 percent of TB snaps, drawn 26 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 19 of the offence's 53 third down targets, had 3 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 10 of its 41 two minute targets.
His 49 targets have averaged 9.7 air yards.
In Week 4 against GB he caught 2 of 4 targets for 13 yards and did not score.
In Week 5 against DAL he carried 1 time for 14 yards, caught 6 of 9 targets for 38 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
In Week 6 against PIT he caught 7 of 16 targets for 48 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Chris Godwin Jr. has been on the field for 73 percent of TB snaps, drawn 43 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 3 of the offence's 7 third down targets, had 0 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 3 two minute targets.
His 6 targets have averaged 1.3 air yards.
In Week 7 against CAR he caught 4 of 5 targets for 27 yards and did not score.
In Week 8 against ATL he caught 0 of 1 target for 0 yards and did not score.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 Emeka Egbuka played 17 games and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.
He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.
That came to 7-8 targets a game, a 50 percent catch rate and 14.9 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 78 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
In 2025 Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.
He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets.
That came to 5.7 targets a game, a 65 percent catch rate and 10.9 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 71 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Emeka Egbuka was available for 8 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 Emeka Egbuka scored 11.5 PPR points a game and Chris Godwin Jr. 9.2, 2.3 a game between them.
Emeka Egbuka finished WR23 that year and Chris Godwin Jr. WR78.
Emeka Egbuka had 76 more targets than Chris Godwin Jr., 127 to 51.
Emeka Egbuka had 578 more receiving yards than Chris Godwin Jr., 938 to 360.
This season Emeka Egbuka holds the bigger snap share, 86 percent against 73 percent.
This season Chris Godwin Jr. holds the bigger target share, 43 percent against 26 percent.
Byes and availability
Both are off in Week 10, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.
Emeka Egbuka is listed as out on the injury report.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Emeka Egbuka?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Emeka Egbuka projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). Emeka Egbuka is listed out.
Should I drop Emeka Egbuka for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Emeka Egbuka: he projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). Emeka Egbuka is listed out.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr.?
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