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Should I start Lamar Jackson or Luther Burden III in Week 8?

Updated Oct 27, 8:06 AM ET.

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  • : Lamar Jackson: Questionable to Out (Ankle, Sprain) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Ravens' Lamar Jackson returns to practice but status remains unclear vs. Bengals (ESPN)

Start Lamar Jackson: 83 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, 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 Lamar Jackson for Luther Burden III?

Not on these numbers alone. Lamar Jackson projects 104 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.6 a game over 9 games) and Luther Burden III 104 (11.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. Lamar Jackson is listed out.

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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.

Lamar Jackson

QB8 · BAL · bye 13

2026 vs pass yds line 3-1

Market-based projection
16.9 pts a game Wk 7 price
Overall rank
72

Luther Burden III

WR32 · CHI · bye 10

2026 vs anytime td line 2-5

Market-based projection
12.8 pts a game Wk 7 price
Overall rank
73

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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 Lamar Jackson, and the board ranks him 72nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 3.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Luther Burden III, and the board ranks him 73rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 39.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Lamar Jackson is 2.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Luther Burden III is 2.6 PPR points a game off 1 market across 6 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.

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

This season so far

Through Week 4, Lamar Jackson has been on the field for 88 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 111 times and thrown 10.4 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 13 of 111 dropbacks and scrambled 10 times.

In Week 2 against NO he completed 21 of 30 passes for 235 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 4 times for 34 yards.

In Week 3 against DAL he completed 15 of 20 passes for 186 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 6 times for 50 yards.

In Week 4 against TEN he completed 15 of 20 passes for 222 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 20 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Lamar Jackson played 13 games and scored 221.9 PPR points, 17.1 a game, finishing QB20.

He threw for 2549 yards on 302 attempts with 21 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran for 349 yards and 2 touchdowns.

That came to 23.2 attempts a game at 8.4 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 92 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

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.

Luther Burden III was available for 2 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Lamar Jackson scored 17.1 PPR points a game and Luther Burden III 8.5, 8.5 a game between them.

Lamar Jackson finished QB20 and Luther Burden III WR48, which are two different ladders.

Lamar Jackson is a quarterback and Luther Burden III a wide receiver, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Lamar Jackson is off in Week 13 and Luther Burden III in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.

Lamar Jackson is listed as out on the injury report.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Lamar Jackson for Luther Burden III?

    Not on these numbers alone. Lamar Jackson projects 104 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.6 a game over 9 games) and Luther Burden III 104 (11.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. Lamar Jackson is listed out.

  • Should I drop Luther Burden III for Lamar Jackson?

    Not on these numbers alone. Luther Burden III projects 104 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.5 a game over 9 games) and Lamar Jackson 104 (11.6 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. Lamar Jackson is listed out.

Should I drop Luther Burden III?

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