Start Chris Godwin Jr. or Adonai Mitchell? Week 8
Updated Oct 27, 12:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Adonai Mitchell
- Market projects
- 8.6
- recent weeks avg
- ATL D vs WR
- 34.4
- 11th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 73%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 45%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 8.0
- recent weeks avg
- LV D vs WR
- 31.4
- 16th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 67%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 20%
- Through Week 7
Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Chris Godwin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Adonai Mitchell.
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Our Week 8 call
Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Adonai Mitchell in Week 8.
Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 8.6 points and Adonai Mitchell at 8.0, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.6, 7.2 and 10.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell this week yet, so his 8.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (9.6 and 6.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chris Godwin Jr. at ADP 82 and Adonai Mitchell at 195.
What the market projects
No Week 8 player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 7.6, 7.2 and 10.9 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.
No Week 8 player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell yet. His market-based projections were 9.6 and 6.5 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 8.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.
That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 0.5 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell on these projections.
Week 8 matchups
Chris Godwin Jr. and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
ATL allowed 34.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 170 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.
Adonai Mitchell and NYJ host LV on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
LV allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against LV.
By points allowed to the position, Chris Godwin Jr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.
Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 8
Through Week 7, Chris Godwin Jr. played 73 percent of TB snaps, drew 45 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.
Chris Godwin Jr., Week 7 against CAR: 46 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 27 yards.
Through Week 7, Adonai Mitchell played 67 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.
Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.
Adonai Mitchell, Week 7 against MIA: 26 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.
He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.
He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.
Chris Godwin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.8 PPR points.
In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.
He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.
He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Their other Week 8 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Chris Godwin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Adonai Mitchell.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Chris Godwin Jr.: he projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Adonai Mitchell.
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Week 8 on the board
- Is Chris Godwin Jr. playing Week 8?
- Is Adonai Mitchell playing Week 8?
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- Jets depth chart
- Week 8 WR rankings
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- Week 8 start or sit
- Week 8 waiver wire
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- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 8
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 8 kicker rankings
- Week 8 defense rankings