Start Brian Thomas Jr. or Jahan Dotson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jahan Dotson over Brian Thomas Jr.

Start

Jahan Dotson

WR · ATL · at TB

Market projects: 5.5; recent weeks avg
TB D vs WR: 29.9; 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 20 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; Through Week 7

Sit

Brian Thomas Jr.

WR · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 4.7; recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR: 29.0; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 31 of 100 at WR

Should I drop Jahan Dotson for Brian Thomas Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Brian Thomas Jr. projects 67 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 10 games), Jahan Dotson 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Brian Thomas Jr. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jahan Dotson over Brian Thomas Jr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jahan Dotson at 5.5 points and Brian Thomas Jr. at 4.7, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jahan Dotson this week yet, so his 5.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (4.7, 5.3 and 6.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Brian Thomas Jr. this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (5.1 and 4.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jahan Dotson yet. His market-based projections were 4.7, 5.3 and 6.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Brian Thomas Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 5.1 and 4.4 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Jahan Dotson 0.8 points ahead of Brian Thomas Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jahan Dotson and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 135 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.

Brian Thomas Jr. 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.

By points allowed to the position, Jahan Dotson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Brian Thomas Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jahan Dotson played 67 percent of ATL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 4 against NO: 36 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 5 against BAL: 42 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 6 against CHI: 47 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 7 against SF: 38 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Brian Thomas Jr. played 14 games for JAX and scored 138.8 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing WR42.

He caught 48 of 91 targets for 707 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 548 air yards.

He was on the field for 79 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Brian Thomas Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 5 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards, 7.9 PPR points.

Brian Thomas Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against IND: 54 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 39 yards, 7.9 PPR points.

Brian Thomas Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against DEN: 51 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 3.8 PPR points.

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 Jahan Dotson for Brian Thomas Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brian Thomas Jr. projects 67 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 10 games), Jahan Dotson 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Brian Thomas Jr. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Brian Thomas Jr. for Jahan Dotson?
No. Keep Brian Thomas Jr.: he projects 67 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 10 games), Jahan Dotson 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Brian Thomas Jr.