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Should I start Denzel Boston or Wan'Dale Robinson in Week 8?

Updated Oct 27, 1:26 PM ET.

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Week 8 verdict

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Denzel Boston

Robinson projects lower, 9.1 to 10.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 88 for Robinson, 143 for Boston.

Start

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects
9.1
recent weeks avg
CIN D vs WR
31.4
15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
32 of 100 at WR
Snap share
66%
Through Week 7
Target share
22%
Through Week 7
Sit

WR · CLE · at PIT

Market projects
10.4
recent weeks avg
PIT D vs WR
30.2
14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
60 of 100 at WR
Snap share
91%
Through Week 7
Target share
20%
Through Week 7
Start Robinson or Boston? The full Week 8 breakdown

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Denzel Boston in Week 8. Robinson projects lower, 9.1 to 10.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 88 for Robinson, 143 for Boston.

Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson for Denzel Boston?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 78 (8.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Denzel Boston. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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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.

WR49 · CLE · bye 11

2026 vs anytime td line 3-4

Market-based projection
10.3 pts a game Wk 7 price
Overall rank
117

WR60 · TEN · bye 9

2026 vs anytime td line 2-5

Market-based projection
8.9 pts a game Wk 7 price
Overall rank
144

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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 Denzel Boston, and the board ranks him 117th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Wan'Dale Robinson, and the board ranks him 144th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 1.9 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 Wan'Dale Robinson is 1.4 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.

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

This season through Week 7

Through Week 7, Denzel Boston has been on the field for 91 percent of CLE snaps, drawn 20 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 15 of the offence's 54 third down targets, had 0 of its 9 chances inside the five and seen 7 of its 39 two minute targets.

His 42 targets have averaged 16.6 air yards.

In Week 5 against NYJ he caught 3 of 7 targets for 46 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 6 against BAL he caught 1 of 5 targets for 15 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against TEN he caught 3 of 8 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

Through Week 7, Wan'Dale Robinson has been on the field for 66 percent of TEN snaps, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 14 of the offence's 59 third down targets, had 2 of its 16 chances inside the five and seen 8 of its 35 two minute targets.

His 43 targets have averaged 5.8 air yards.

In Week 5 against HOU he caught 6 of 7 targets for 53 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against IND he caught 3 of 7 targets for 22 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against CLE he caught 4 of 6 targets for 7 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

Denzel Boston is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

In 2025 Wan'Dale Robinson played 16 games and scored 217.9 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing WR14.

He caught 92 of 140 targets for 1014 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 8.8 targets a game, a 66 percent catch rate and 11.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Head to head

This season Denzel Boston holds the bigger snap share, 91 percent against 66 percent.

This season Wan'Dale Robinson holds the bigger target share, 22 percent against 20 percent.

Byes and availability

Denzel Boston is off in Week 11 and Wan'Dale Robinson in Week 9, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson for Denzel Boston?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 78 (8.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Denzel Boston. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

  • Should I drop Denzel Boston for Wan'Dale Robinson?

    No. Keep Denzel Boston: he projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 78 (8.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Denzel Boston.

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