Start Germie Bernard or Adonai Mitchell? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 9:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Germie Bernard over Adonai Mitchell

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Germie Bernard

WR · PIT · vs CLE

Market projects: 9.4; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR: 31.8; 14th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 64 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

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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; 50 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Germie Bernard?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Germie Bernard projects 39 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Germie Bernard over Adonai Mitchell.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Germie Bernard over Adonai Mitchell in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Germie Bernard at 9.4 points and Adonai Mitchell at 8.0, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Germie Bernard this week yet, so his 9.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (5.7, 10.5 and 12.1); 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.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Germie Bernard yet. His market-based projections were 5.7, 10.5 and 12.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Germie Bernard is 0.4 touchdowns (5 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 Germie Bernard 1.4 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Germie Bernard and PIT host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 31.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against CLE.

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, Germie Bernard has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Germie Bernard is not on the injury report.

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Germie Bernard played 61 percent of PIT snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Germie Bernard, Week 4 against CLE: 29 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 5 against IND: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 80 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 6 against TB: 74 of 79 snaps, 12 targets and 11 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

Germie Bernard, Week 7 against NO: 58 of 64 snaps, 5 targets and 3 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, 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 Germie Bernard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Germie Bernard projects 39 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Germie Bernard over Adonai Mitchell.
Should I drop Germie Bernard for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Germie Bernard: he projects 39 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Germie Bernard over Adonai Mitchell.

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