Start Adonai Mitchell or Dontayvion Wicks? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Latest

Oct 24, 5:17 PM ET: Eagles' DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks out vs. Cowboys (ESPN)
Oct 24, 4:13 PM ET: Dontayvion Wicks: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 22, 7:13 PM ET: Dontayvion Wicks: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Adonai Mitchell over Dontayvion Wicks

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

Dontayvion Wicks

WR · PHI · at WAS · Out

Market projects: 8.0; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs WR: 35.9; 6th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 79%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Dontayvion Wicks?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Dontayvion Wicks projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.5 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Dontayvion Wicks. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Dontayvion Wicks is listed out.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Adonai Mitchell over Dontayvion Wicks in Week 8.

Dontayvion Wicks is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Adonai Mitchell. Drafters take Adonai Mitchell at ADP 195 and Dontayvion Wicks at 193.

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 Dontayvion Wicks yet. His market-based projections were 9.1 and 6.8 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 8.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Adonai Mitchell 0.1 points ahead of Dontayvion Wicks 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.

Dontayvion Wicks and PHI visit WAS on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

WAS allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 158 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against WAS.

By points allowed to the position, Dontayvion Wicks has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Dontayvion Wicks is listed as out with a ankle injury.

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 6, Dontayvion Wicks played 79 percent of PHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 3 against CHI: 44 of 50 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 4 against LAR: 56 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 5 against JAX: 52 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 63 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 6 against CAR: 40 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 24 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, Dontayvion Wicks played 14 games for GB and scored 75.8 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing WR83.

He caught 30 of 46 targets for 332 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 265 air yards.

He was on the field for 47 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 Dontayvion Wicks?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Dontayvion Wicks projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.5 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Dontayvion Wicks. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Dontayvion Wicks is listed out.
Should I drop Dontayvion Wicks for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Dontayvion Wicks: he projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.5 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Dontayvion Wicks. Dontayvion Wicks is listed out.

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