Should I start Luther Burden III or Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 9?
Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET. Week 10 answers post Tuesday.
Start Chris Godwin Jr.: 73 percent of the snaps and 45 percent of the targets over their last game, against Luther Burden III's 61 percent of the snaps and 13 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 Luther Burden III?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Luther Burden III projects 93 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.6 a game over 8 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 66 (8.2 a game over 8 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.
WR9 · CHI · bye 10
2026 vs anytime td line 3-5
- Market-based projection
- 12.2 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 28
WR11 · TB · bye 10
2026 vs anytime td line 0-8
- Market-based projection
- 10.6 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 32
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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 Luther Burden III, and the board ranks him 28th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 39.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Chris Godwin Jr., and the board ranks him 32nd 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 Luther Burden III, 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 7, Luther Burden III has been on the field for 61 percent of CHI snaps, drawn 13 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 1 of the offence's 9 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 1 of its 1 two minute target.
His 4 targets have averaged 9.5 air yards.
In Week 7 against NE he carried 1 time for 7 yards, caught 4 of 4 targets for 130 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 Luther Burden III played 15 games and scored 127.9 PPR points, 8.5 a game, finishing WR48.
He caught 47 of 60 targets for 652 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets.
That came to 4.0 targets a game, a 78 percent catch rate and 13.9 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 39 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.
Luther Burden III was available for 6 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 Chris Godwin Jr. scored 9.2 PPR points a game and Luther Burden III 8.5, 0.7 a game between them.
Luther Burden III finished WR48 that year and Chris Godwin Jr. WR78.
Luther Burden III had 9 more targets than Chris Godwin Jr., 60 to 51.
Luther Burden III had 292 more receiving yards than Chris Godwin Jr., 652 to 360.
This season Chris Godwin Jr. holds the bigger snap share, 73 percent against 61 percent.
This season Chris Godwin Jr. holds the bigger target share, 43 percent against 13 percent.
Byes and availability
Both are off in Week 10, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Luther Burden III?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Luther Burden III projects 93 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.6 a game over 8 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games).
Should I drop Luther Burden III for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Luther Burden III: he projects 93 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.6 a game over 8 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games).
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