Start Adonai Mitchell or Kalif Raymond? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 10:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Adonai Mitchell over Kalif Raymond

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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

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Kalif Raymond

WR · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 6.0; fantasy pts
SEA D vs WR: 20.9; fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 2 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 7
Target share: 14%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Kalif Raymond?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kalif Raymond projects 59 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Kalif Raymond. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Adonai Mitchell over Kalif Raymond in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Adonai Mitchell at 8.0 points and Kalif Raymond at 6.0, a gap of 2.1. 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 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.

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Kalif Raymond, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kalif Raymond is 23 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9 and 8 market sources).

That puts Adonai Mitchell 2.1 points ahead of Kalif Raymond 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.

Kalif Raymond and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 92 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA.

By points allowed to the position, Adonai Mitchell has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Kalif Raymond 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, Kalif Raymond played 61 percent of CHI snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 6 against ATL: 36 of 77 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 7 against NE: 48 of 69 snaps, 2 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.

In 2025, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 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 Kalif Raymond?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kalif Raymond projects 59 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Kalif Raymond. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Kalif Raymond for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Kalif Raymond: he projects 59 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Kalif Raymond.

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