Start Emeka Egbuka or Adonai Mitchell? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 6:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Latest

Oct 23, 1:13 PM ET: Emeka Egbuka: Questionable to Out (Concussion) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 21, 3:43 PM ET: Emeka Egbuka: Listed Questionable (Concussion) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 21, 1:13 PM ET: Adonai Mitchell: Doubtful to Questionable (Finger, Surgery) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Emeka Egbuka over Adonai Mitchell

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Emeka Egbuka

WR · TB · vs ATL · Questionable

Market projects: 8.9; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR: 34.4; 11th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 86%; Through Week 6
Target share: 26%; Through Week 6

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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

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Emeka Egbuka?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Emeka Egbuka projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Adonai Mitchell. Emeka Egbuka is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Emeka Egbuka over Adonai Mitchell in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Emeka Egbuka at 8.9 points and Adonai Mitchell at 8.0, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka this week yet, so his 8.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (8.9 and 8.9); 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 Emeka Egbuka at ADP 36 and Adonai Mitchell at 195.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka yet. His market-based projections were 8.9 and 8.9 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 8.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Emeka Egbuka is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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 Emeka Egbuka 0.9 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Emeka Egbuka 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, Emeka Egbuka has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emeka Egbuka is listed as questionable with a concussion injury.

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Emeka Egbuka played 86 percent of TB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 3 against MIN: 51 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 4 against GB: 59 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 5 against DAL: 64 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 6 against PIT: 64 of 74 snaps, 16 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Emeka Egbuka?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Emeka Egbuka projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Adonai Mitchell. Emeka Egbuka is listed questionable.
Should I drop Emeka Egbuka for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Emeka Egbuka: he projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Adonai Mitchell. Emeka Egbuka is listed questionable.

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