Should I start Chris Godwin Jr. or Garrett Wilson in Week 8?
Updated Oct 27, 8:06 PM ET. Week 9 answers post Tuesday.
Start Garrett Wilson: 92 percent of the snaps and 23 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Chris Godwin Jr.'s 73 percent of the snaps and 45 percent of the targets. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Garrett Wilson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Garrett Wilson projects 139 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games).
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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.
WR35 · TB · bye 10
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- Market-based projection
- 10.8 pts a game Wk 7 price
- Overall rank
- 83
WR36 · NYJ · bye 13
2026 vs anytime td line 3-4
- Market-based projection
- 14.3 pts a game Wk 7 price
- Overall rank
- 90
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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 Chris Godwin Jr., and the board ranks him 83rd overall on the rest of his evidence.
By format he goes standard: ADP 21; 2QB: ADP 45.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Garrett Wilson, and the board ranks him 90th overall on the rest of his evidence.
The market-based projections
The market has Chris Godwin Jr. at 2.4 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
The market-based projection for Garrett Wilson is 2.3 PPR points a game off 1 market across 6 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
Chris Godwin Jr.'s projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season through Week 7
Through Week 7, Chris Godwin Jr. has been on the field for 73 percent of TB snaps, drawn 45 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 2 of the offence's 4 third down targets, had 0 of its 6 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 3 two minute targets.
His 5 targets have come 1.6 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.
In Week 7 against CAR he caught 4 of 5 targets for 27 yards and did not score.
Through Week 7, Garrett Wilson has been on the field for 90 percent of NYJ snaps, drawn 26 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 17 of the offence's 52 third down targets, had 1 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 31 two minute targets.
His 51 targets have averaged 9.6 air yards.
In Week 5 against CLE he caught 7 of 11 targets for 104 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
In Week 6 against NE he caught 4 of 6 targets for 44 yards and did not score.
In Week 7 against MIA he caught 2 of 3 targets for 26 yards and did not score.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
In 2025 Garrett Wilson played 7 games and scored 99.5 PPR points, 14.2 a game, finishing WR62.
He caught 36 of 59 targets for 395 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets.
That came to 8.4 targets a game, a 61 percent catch rate and 11.0 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 89 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Chris Godwin Jr. was available for 2 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 Garrett Wilson scored 14.2 PPR points a game and Chris Godwin Jr. 9.2, 5.0 a game between them.
Chris Godwin Jr. finished WR78 that year and Garrett Wilson WR62.
Garrett Wilson had 8 more targets than Chris Godwin Jr., 59 to 51.
Garrett Wilson had 35 more receiving yards than Chris Godwin Jr., 395 to 360.
This season Garrett Wilson holds the bigger snap share, 90 percent against 73 percent.
This season Chris Godwin Jr. holds the bigger target share, 45 percent against 26 percent.
Byes and availability
Chris Godwin Jr. is off in Week 10 and Garrett Wilson in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Garrett Wilson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Garrett Wilson projects 139 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games).
Should I drop Garrett Wilson for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Garrett Wilson: he projects 139 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games).
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