Should I start Tee Higgins or Drake London in Week 8?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Tee Higgins, and the board ranks him 42nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Drake London, and the board ranks him 51st overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Tee Higgins is 3.9 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 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-based projection for Drake London is 3.6 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 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.

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

This season through Week 7

Through Week 7, Tee Higgins has been on the field for 78 percent of CIN snaps, drawn 23 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 12 of the offence's 53 third down targets, had 0 of its 15 chances inside the five and seen 7 of its 36 two minute targets.

His 50 targets have averaged 14.2 air yards.

In Week 4 against JAX he caught 11 of 16 targets for 157 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against MIA he caught 2 of 4 targets for 22 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against BAL he caught 6 of 7 targets for 148 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Drake London has been on the field for 88 percent of ATL snaps, drawn 29 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 21 of the offence's 55 third down targets, had 0 of its 15 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 25 two minute targets.

His 56 targets have averaged 9.9 air yards.

In Week 5 against BAL he caught 7 of 11 targets for 118 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against CHI he caught 4 of 10 targets for 62 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against SF he caught 7 of 10 targets for 66 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Tee Higgins played 15 games and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.

He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets.

That came to 6-7 targets a game, a 60 percent catch rate and 14.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 80 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Drake London played 12 games and scored 201.9 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR19.

He caught 68 of 112 targets for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets.

That came to 9.3 targets a game, a 61 percent catch rate and 14 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Tee Higgins was available for 3 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Drake London scored 16.8 PPR points a game and Tee Higgins 14.1, 2.7 a game between them.

Tee Higgins finished WR15 that year and Drake London WR19.

Drake London had 14 more targets than Tee Higgins, 112 to 98.

Drake London had 73 more receiving yards than Tee Higgins, 919 to 846.

This season Drake London holds the bigger snap share, 88 percent against 78 percent.

This season Drake London holds the bigger target share, 29 percent against 23 percent.

Byes and availability

Tee Higgins is off in Week 6 and Drake London in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drake London is listed as questionable on the injury report.