Should I start Michael Wilson or Makai Lemon in Week 8?

Updated Oct 27, 5:41 AM ET. Week 9 answers post Tuesday.

Start Michael Wilson: 90 percent of the snaps and 23 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Makai Lemon's 79 percent of the snaps and 18 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 Makai Lemon for Michael Wilson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Michael Wilson projects 103 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 9 games), Makai Lemon 58 (6.4 a game over 9 games).

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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.

Michael Wilson

WR8 · ARI · bye 14

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Market-based projection: 11.6 pts a game Wk 7 price
Overall rank: 20

Makai Lemon

WR10 · PHI · bye 10

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Market-based projection: 10.0 pts a game Wk 7 price
Overall rank: 23

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The gap

Board size292 draftable players

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 Michael Wilson, and the board ranks him 20th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Makai Lemon, and the board ranks him 23rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

No season market is posted for Michael Wilson, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

No season market is posted for Makai Lemon, 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 7, Michael Wilson has been on the field for 90 percent of ARI snaps, drawn 24 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 18 of the offence's 76 third down targets, had 7 of its 24 chances inside the five and seen 17 of its 45 two minute targets.

His 66 targets have averaged 10.3 air yards.

In Week 5 against DET he caught 4 of 7 targets for 30 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against LAR he caught 4 of 7 targets for 32 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against DEN he carried 2 times for 11 yards, caught 4 of 8 targets for 55 yards and did not score.

Through Week 6, Makai Lemon has been on the field for 72 percent of PHI snaps, drawn 15 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 6 of the offence's 58 third down targets, had 0 of its 12 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 29 two minute targets.

His 28 targets have averaged 5.2 air yards.

In Week 4 against LAR he caught 3 of 6 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against JAX he caught 5 of 7 targets for 43 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against CAR he caught 3 of 6 targets for 19 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Michael Wilson played 17 games and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 7.4 targets a game, a 62 percent catch rate and 12.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Makai Lemon is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

Head to head

This season Michael Wilson holds the bigger snap share, 90 percent against 72 percent.

This season Michael Wilson holds the bigger target share, 24 percent against 15 percent.

Byes and availability

Michael Wilson is off in Week 14 and Makai Lemon in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Makai Lemon for Michael Wilson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Michael Wilson projects 103 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 9 games), Makai Lemon 58 (6.4 a game over 9 games).
Should I drop Michael Wilson for Makai Lemon?
No. Keep Michael Wilson: he projects 103 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 9 games), Makai Lemon 58 (6.4 a game over 9 games).

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