Start Ladd McConkey or Adonai Mitchell? Week 8

Updated Oct 29, 12:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ladd McConkey over Adonai Mitchell

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Ladd McConkey

WR · LAC · at LAR · Questionable

Market projects: 9.6; fantasy pts
LAR D vs WR: 26.8; 5th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 7 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 46%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

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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

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Ladd McConkey?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ladd McConkey projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Adonai Mitchell 32 (3.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Adonai Mitchell, 9.6 to 5.2 projected PPR points. Ladd McConkey is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ladd McConkey over Adonai Mitchell in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ladd McConkey at 9.6 points and Adonai Mitchell at 5.2, a gap of 4.4. Drafters take Ladd McConkey at ADP 39 and Adonai Mitchell at 195.

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, 10 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Ladd McConkey, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ladd McConkey is 43 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 9 and 9 market sources).

That puts Ladd McConkey 4.4 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell 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.

Ladd McConkey and LAC visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 106 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against LAR.

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

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Ladd McConkey is listed as questionable with a concussion injury.

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 6, Ladd McConkey played 46 percent of LAC snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Ladd McConkey, Week 2 against LV: 31 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 3 against BUF: 61 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 66 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 4 against SEA: 24 of 71 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 6 against KC: 8 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 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, Ladd McConkey played 16 games for LAC and scored 180.9 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing WR30.

He caught 66 of 106 targets for 789 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 479 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 Ladd McConkey?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ladd McConkey projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Adonai Mitchell 32 (3.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Adonai Mitchell, 9.6 to 5.2 projected PPR points. Ladd McConkey is listed questionable.
Should I drop Ladd McConkey for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Ladd McConkey: he projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Adonai Mitchell 32 (3.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Adonai Mitchell, 9.6 to 5.2 projected PPR points. Ladd McConkey is listed questionable.

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