Should I start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Jaylin Noel in Week 8?

Updated Oct 27, 12:26 PM ET. Week 9 answers post Tuesday.

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Oct 25, 4:13 PM ET: Jaylin Noel: Listed Questionable (Toe) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Deebo Samuel Sr.: 62 percent of the snaps and 11 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Jaylin Noel's 42 percent of the snaps and 12 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 Deebo Samuel Sr. for Jaylin Noel?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylin Noel projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.6 a game over 9 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 23 (2.6 a game over 9 games). Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out. Jaylin Noel is listed questionable.

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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.

Deebo Samuel Sr.

WR · SF · on bye this week

2026 vs anytime td line 3-2

Overall rank: 248

Jaylin Noel

WR · HOU · on bye this week

2026 vs anytime td line 2-5

Market-based projection: 6.4 pts a game Wk 7 price
Overall rank: 249

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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 Deebo Samuel Sr., and the board ranks him 248th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Jaylin Noel, and the board ranks him 249th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

No season market is posted for Deebo Samuel Sr., so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

No season market is posted for Jaylin Noel, 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 5, Deebo Samuel Sr. has been on the field for 57 percent of SF snaps, drawn 15 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 35 third down targets, had 2 of its 14 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 21 two minute targets.

His 20 targets have averaged 2.6 air yards.

In Week 3 against ARI he carried 2 times for 14 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against DEN he carried 3 times for 44 yards, caught 5 of 6 targets for 26 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against SEA he carried 2 times for 4 yards, caught 2 of 3 targets for 21 yards and did not score.

Through Week 7, Jaylin Noel has been on the field for 44 percent of HOU snaps, drawn 10 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 6 of the offence's 54 third down targets, had 0 of its 14 chances inside the five and seen 8 of its 41 two minute targets.

His 23 targets have averaged 9.8 air yards.

In Week 5 against TEN he carried 1 time for 1 yards, caught 5 of 5 targets for 41 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 6 against JAX he caught 4 of 4 targets for 107 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 7 against NYG he caught 2 of 2 targets for -3 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Deebo Samuel Sr. played 16 games and scored 188.2 PPR points, 11.8 a game, finishing WR25.

He caught 72 of 99 targets for 727 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 6.2 targets a game, a 73 percent catch rate and 10.1 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 72 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Jaylin Noel played 17 games and scored 68.4 PPR points, 4.0 a game, finishing WR91.

He caught 26 of 35 targets for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets.

That came to 2.1 targets a game, a 74 percent catch rate and 11.2 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 27 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Jaylin Noel was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Deebo Samuel Sr. scored 11.8 PPR points a game and Jaylin Noel 4.0, 7.7 a game between them.

Deebo Samuel Sr. finished WR25 that year and Jaylin Noel WR91.

Deebo Samuel Sr. had 64 more targets than Jaylin Noel, 99 to 35.

Deebo Samuel Sr. had 435 more receiving yards than Jaylin Noel, 727 to 292.

This season Deebo Samuel Sr. holds the bigger snap share, 57 percent against 44 percent.

This season Deebo Samuel Sr. holds the bigger target share, 15 percent against 10 percent.

Byes and availability

Both are off in Week 8, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed as out on the injury report.

Jaylin Noel is listed as questionable on the injury report.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. for Jaylin Noel?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylin Noel projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.6 a game over 9 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 23 (2.6 a game over 9 games). Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out. Jaylin Noel is listed questionable.
Should I drop Jaylin Noel for Deebo Samuel Sr.?
No. Keep Jaylin Noel: he projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.6 a game over 9 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 23 (2.6 a game over 9 games). Jaylin Noel is listed questionable. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.