Start Jakobi Meyers 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 Jakobi Meyers over Adonai Mitchell

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Jakobi Meyers

WR · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 8.6; recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR: 29.0; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 89 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 80%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; 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 Jakobi Meyers?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jakobi Meyers projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jakobi Meyers over Adonai Mitchell.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jakobi Meyers over Adonai Mitchell in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jakobi Meyers at 8.6 points and Adonai Mitchell at 8.0, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jakobi Meyers this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (9.0 and 8.3); 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 Jakobi Meyers at ADP 91 and Adonai Mitchell at 195.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jakobi Meyers yet. His market-based projections were 9.0 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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 Jakobi Meyers 0.6 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jakobi Meyers and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 29.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.

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, Adonai Mitchell has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jakobi Meyers is not on the injury report.

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Jakobi Meyers played 80 percent of JAX snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 4 against CIN: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 5 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 37 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 6 against HOU: 53 of 71 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 83 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, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Jakobi Meyers?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jakobi Meyers projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jakobi Meyers over Adonai Mitchell.
Should I drop Jakobi Meyers for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Jakobi Meyers: he projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jakobi Meyers over Adonai Mitchell.

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