Start Adonai Mitchell or Laquon Treadwell? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 10:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Adonai Mitchell over Laquon Treadwell

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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

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Laquon Treadwell

WR · IND · at JAX

Market projects: 5.0; recent weeks avg
JAX D vs WR: 38.0; 4th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 42 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Laquon Treadwell for Adonai Mitchell?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Adonai Mitchell projects 32 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.5 a game over 9 games), Laquon Treadwell 8 (0.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Laquon Treadwell.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Adonai Mitchell over Laquon Treadwell in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Adonai Mitchell at 5.2 points and Laquon Treadwell at 5.0, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Laquon Treadwell this week yet, so his 5.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (4.0, 6.5 and 4.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

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, 11 and 11 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Laquon Treadwell yet. His market-based projections were 4.0, 6.5 and 4.4 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Laquon Treadwell is 0.2 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Adonai Mitchell 0.2 points ahead of Laquon Treadwell 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.

Laquon Treadwell and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 38.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 210 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX.

By points allowed to the position, Laquon Treadwell has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Laquon Treadwell 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, Laquon Treadwell played 76 percent of IND snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 4 against WAS: 56 of 66 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 42 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 5 against PIT: 57 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 2 catches for 34 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 6 against TEN: 77 of 83 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 7 against MIN: 45 of 58 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 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, Laquon Treadwell played 10 games for IND.

He caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 0 air yards.

He was on the field for 5 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 Laquon Treadwell for Adonai Mitchell?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Adonai Mitchell projects 32 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.5 a game over 9 games), Laquon Treadwell 8 (0.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Laquon Treadwell.
Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Laquon Treadwell?
No. Keep Adonai Mitchell: he projects 32 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.5 a game over 9 games), Laquon Treadwell 8 (0.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Laquon Treadwell.

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