Should I start Ted Hurst III or Makai Lemon in Week 7?

Updated Oct 22, 12:16 AM ET. Week 8 answers post Tuesday.

Start Makai Lemon: 79 percent of the snaps and 18 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Ted Hurst III's 45 percent of the snaps and 10 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 Ted Hurst III for Makai Lemon?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Makai Lemon projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.4 a game over 10 games), Ted Hurst III 29 (2.9 a game over 10 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.

Ted Hurst III

WR73 · TB · bye 10

2026 vs anytime td line 1-5

Market-based projection: 3.5 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank: 199

Makai Lemon

WR75 · PHI · bye 10

2026 vs anytime td line 0-6

Market-based projection: 5.5 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank: 201

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The gap

Board size315 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 Ted Hurst III, and the board ranks him 199th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Makai Lemon, and the board ranks him 201st overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Ted Hurst III is 1.3 PPR points a game off 1 market across 12 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 Makai Lemon is 1.3 PPR points a game off 1 market across 12 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.

Ted Hurst III's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 6

Through Week 6, Ted Hurst III has been on the field for 59 percent of TB snaps, drawn 12 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 6 of the offence's 53 third down targets, had 0 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 8 of its 41 two minute targets.

His 22 targets have averaged 16.1 air yards.

In Week 4 against GB he caught 2 of 3 targets for 25 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against DAL he was not given the ball.

In Week 6 against PIT he caught 3 of 6 targets for 40 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 last full seasons

Ted Hurst III is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

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

Head to head

This season Makai Lemon holds the bigger snap share, 72 percent against 59 percent.

This season Makai Lemon holds the bigger target share, 15 percent against 12 percent.

Byes and availability

Both are off in Week 10, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Ted Hurst III for Makai Lemon?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Makai Lemon projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.4 a game over 10 games), Ted Hurst III 29 (2.9 a game over 10 games).
Should I drop Makai Lemon for Ted Hurst III?
No. Keep Makai Lemon: he projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.4 a game over 10 games), Ted Hurst III 29 (2.9 a game over 10 games).