Start Tre Tucker or Adonai Mitchell? Week 8

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

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Start Tre Tucker over Adonai Mitchell

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Tre Tucker

WR · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 9.1; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs WR: 30.6; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 7
Target share: 19%; 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; 43 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Tre Tucker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tre Tucker projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tre Tucker over Adonai Mitchell.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Tre Tucker over Adonai Mitchell in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Tre Tucker at 9.1 points and Adonai Mitchell at 8.0, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Tre Tucker this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.1, 9.1 and 9.2); 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 Tre Tucker at ADP 136 and Adonai Mitchell at 195.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tre Tucker yet. His market-based projections were 9.1, 9.1 and 9.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.1, 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 Tre Tucker 1.1 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Tre Tucker and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 30.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

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

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Tre Tucker played 68 percent of LV snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 5 against NE: 45 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for -6 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 6 against BUF: 46 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 97 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tre Tucker, Week 7 against LAR: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 5 catches for 103 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 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 Tre Tucker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tre Tucker projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tre Tucker over Adonai Mitchell.
Should I drop Tre Tucker for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Tre Tucker: he projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tre Tucker over Adonai Mitchell.

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