Start Adonai Mitchell or Elic Ayomanor? Week 8

Updated Oct 29, 2:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Adonai Mitchell over Elic Ayomanor

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Adonai Mitchell

WR · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 5.2; fantasy pts
LV D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 49 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

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Elic Ayomanor

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 4.2; fantasy pts
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 40 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Elic Ayomanor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Elic Ayomanor projects 36 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.0 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 32 (3.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Elic Ayomanor, 5.2 to 4.2 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Adonai Mitchell over Elic Ayomanor in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Adonai Mitchell at 5.2 points and Elic Ayomanor at 4.2, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.2 fantasy points for Adonai Mitchell, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Adonai Mitchell is 23 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (10, 11 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.2 fantasy points for Elic Ayomanor, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Elic Ayomanor is 19 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (6, 5 and 13 market sources).

That puts Adonai Mitchell 1.0 points ahead of Elic Ayomanor on the market 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.

Elic Ayomanor and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

By points allowed to the position, Elic Ayomanor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Elic Ayomanor 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, Elic Ayomanor played 65 percent of TEN snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 4 against BAL: 40 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 5 against HOU: 33 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 6 against IND: 28 of 46 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 7 against CLE: 56 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 44 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, Elic Ayomanor played 16 games for TEN and scored 116.5 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR55.

He caught 41 of 89 targets for 515 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 400 air yards.

He was on the field for 79 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 Elic Ayomanor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Elic Ayomanor projects 36 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.0 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 32 (3.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Elic Ayomanor, 5.2 to 4.2 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Elic Ayomanor for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Elic Ayomanor: he projects 36 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.0 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 32 (3.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Elic Ayomanor, 5.2 to 4.2 projected PPR points.

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