Should I start Stefon Diggs or Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 9?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Stefon Diggs, and the board ranks him 136th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 47.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Chris Godwin Jr., and the board ranks him 146th overall on the rest of his evidence.

By format he goes standard: ADP 21; 2QB: ADP 45.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Stefon Diggs is 2.2 PPR points a game off 1 market across 8 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.

The market has Chris Godwin Jr. at 1.7 PPR points a game off 1 market across 9 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.

Stefon Diggs's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, Stefon Diggs has been on the field for 61 percent of WAS snaps, drawn 23 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 16 of the offence's 53 third down targets, had 2 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 21 two minute targets.

His 44 targets have averaged 8.5 air yards.

In Week 4 against IND he caught 5 of 9 targets for 35 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against SF he caught 6 of 7 targets for 44 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 8 against PHI he caught 3 of 6 targets for 38 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Chris Godwin Jr. has been on the field for 77 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 Stefon Diggs played 17 games and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.

He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 83 percent catch rate and 11.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 54 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.

Stefon Diggs was available for 8 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Stefon Diggs scored 12.4 PPR points a game and Chris Godwin Jr. 9.2, 3.1 a game between them.

Stefon Diggs finished WR17 that year and Chris Godwin Jr. WR78.

Stefon Diggs had 51 more targets than Chris Godwin Jr., 102 to 51.

Stefon Diggs had 653 more receiving yards than Chris Godwin Jr., 1013 to 360.

This season Chris Godwin Jr. holds the bigger snap share, 77 percent against 61 percent.

This season Chris Godwin Jr. holds the bigger target share, 43 percent against 23 percent.

Byes and availability

Stefon Diggs is off in Week 7 and Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.