Start DeMario Douglas or Adonai Mitchell? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Adonai Mitchell over DeMario Douglas

Start

Adonai Mitchell

WR · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 8.0; recent weeks avg
LV D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 43 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

Sit

DeMario Douglas

WR · NE · at MIA

Market projects: 6.8; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs WR: 23.8; 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 42 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 55%; Through Week 7
Target share: 16%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for DeMario Douglas?

Yes, on the rest of the season. DeMario Douglas projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over DeMario Douglas. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Adonai Mitchell over DeMario Douglas in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Adonai Mitchell at 8.0 points and DeMario Douglas at 6.8, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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. No player market is posted for DeMario Douglas this week yet, so his 6.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.6, 4.8 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 8 player market is posted for DeMario Douglas yet. His market-based projections were 6.6, 4.8 and 8.9 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 6.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Adonai Mitchell 1.3 points ahead of DeMario Douglas on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

DeMario Douglas and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 23.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 116 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA.

By points allowed to the position, Adonai Mitchell has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 7, DeMario Douglas played 55 percent of NE snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

DeMario Douglas, Week 4 against BUF: 35 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.

DeMario Douglas, Week 6 against NYJ: 40 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

DeMario Douglas, Week 7 against CHI: 35 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.

He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.

He was on the field for 26 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 DeMario Douglas?
Yes, on the rest of the season. DeMario Douglas projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over DeMario Douglas. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep DeMario Douglas: he projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over DeMario Douglas.

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