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Should I start Parker Washington or Stefon Diggs in Week 8?

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET.

Week 8 verdict

Start

WR · JAX · vs IND

Market projects
13.6
recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR
29.0
8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
84 of 100 at WR
Snap share
77%
Through Week 6
Target share
26%
Through Week 6
Sit

WR · WAS · vs PHI

Market projects
11.6
recent weeks avg
PHI D vs WR
40.1
2nd most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
83 of 100 at WR
Snap share
60%
Through Week 6
Target share
23%
Through Week 6
Start Washington or Diggs? The full Week 8 breakdown

Start Parker Washington: 78 percent of the snaps and 23 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Stefon Diggs's 62 percent of the snaps and 23 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 Stefon Diggs for Parker Washington?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Parker Washington projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.6 a game over 10 games), Stefon Diggs 56 (5.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Parker Washington over Stefon Diggs.

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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.

WR19 · JAX · bye 7

2026 vs anytime td line 3-3

Overall rank
48

WR21 · WAS · bye 7

2026 vs anytime td line 3-2

Overall rank
55

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The gap

  • Board size293 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 Parker Washington, and the board ranks him 48th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In standard drafts he goes at ADP 18.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Stefon Diggs, and the board ranks him 55th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 47.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Parker Washington is 3.7 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 Stefon Diggs is 3.4 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.

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

This season through Week 6

Through Week 6, Parker Washington has been on the field for 77 percent of JAX snaps, drawn 26 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 15 of the offence's 43 third down targets, had 0 of its 16 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 23 two minute targets.

His 46 targets have averaged 13.0 air yards.

In Week 4 against CIN he carried 1 time for 3 yards, caught 1 of 3 targets for 7 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against PHI he caught 6 of 9 targets for 124 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

In Week 6 against HOU he caught 4 of 11 targets for 64 yards and did not score.

Through Week 6, Stefon Diggs has been on the field for 60 percent of WAS snaps, drawn 23 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 15 of the offence's 44 third down targets, had 2 of its 9 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 17 two minute targets.

His 38 targets have averaged 8.4 air yards.

In Week 3 against SEA he caught 4 of 7 targets for 33 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against IND he caught 5 of 9 targets for 35 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against SF he caught 6 of 7 targets for 44 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Parker Washington played 16 games and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 5.9 targets a game, a 61 percent catch rate and 14.6 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Stefon Diggs played 17 games and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.

He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 83 percent catch rate and 11.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Stefon Diggs was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Stefon Diggs scored 12.4 PPR points a game and Parker Washington 11.5, 0.8 a game between them.

Parker Washington finished WR27 that year and Stefon Diggs WR17.

Stefon Diggs had 7 more targets than Parker Washington, 102 to 95.

Stefon Diggs had 166 more receiving yards than Parker Washington, 1013 to 847.

This season Parker Washington holds the bigger snap share, 77 percent against 60 percent.

This season Parker Washington holds the bigger target share, 26 percent against 23 percent.

Byes and availability

Both are off in Week 7, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Stefon Diggs for Parker Washington?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Parker Washington projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.6 a game over 10 games), Stefon Diggs 56 (5.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Parker Washington over Stefon Diggs.

  • Should I drop Parker Washington for Stefon Diggs?

    No. Keep Parker Washington: he projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.6 a game over 10 games), Stefon Diggs 56 (5.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Parker Washington over Stefon Diggs.

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