Start Malik Willis or Cam Ward? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Malik Willis over Cam Ward

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Malik Willis

QB · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 14.7; recent weeks avg
NE D vs QB: 15.7; 9th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

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Cam Ward

QB · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 11.9; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs QB: 17.1; 16th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 56 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Cam Ward for Malik Willis?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Willis projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 10 games), Cam Ward 112 (12.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Malik Willis over Cam Ward.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Malik Willis over Cam Ward in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Malik Willis at 14.7 points and Cam Ward at 11.9, a gap of 2.8. No player market is posted for Malik Willis this week yet, so his 14.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (15.2 and 14.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cam Ward this week yet, so his 11.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (12.5, 11.1 and 12.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Malik Willis at ADP 197 and Cam Ward at 227.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Malik Willis yet. His market-based projections were 15.2 and 14.1 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 14.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Malik Willis is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Cam Ward yet. His market-based projections were 12.5, 11.1 and 12.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 11.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Malik Willis 2.8 points ahead of Cam Ward on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Malik Willis and MIA host NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 15.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 239 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against NE, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

Cam Ward and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 17.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 254 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Cam Ward has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Malik Willis is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Malik Willis played 100 percent of MIA snaps, dropped back 188 times and threw an average of 9.7 air yards per attempt.

Malik Willis, Week 3 against KC: 73 of 73 snaps, 20 of 36 passes for 210 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 9 carries for 56 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 4 against MIN: 39 of 39 snaps, 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 5 against CIN: 66 of 66 snaps, 15 of 26 passes for 137 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 8 carries for 74 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 7 against NYJ: 65 of 65 snaps, 14 of 21 passes for 208 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 39 yards.

Through Week 7, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 232 times and threw an average of 7.0 air yards per attempt.

Cam Ward, Week 4 against BAL: 64 of 64 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 222 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 27 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 5 against HOU: 63 of 63 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 170 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 6 against IND: 46 of 46 snaps, 11 of 22 passes for 102 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 7 against CLE: 63 of 63 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 181 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Malik Willis played 4 games for GB and scored 51.2 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing QB45.

He completed 30 of 35 passes for 422 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 22 times for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 10 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Cam Ward played 17 games for TEN and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.

He completed 323 of 540 passes for 3169 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 39 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 100 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 Cam Ward for Malik Willis?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Willis projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 10 games), Cam Ward 112 (12.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Malik Willis over Cam Ward.
Should I drop Malik Willis for Cam Ward?
No. Keep Malik Willis: he projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 10 games), Cam Ward 112 (12.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Malik Willis over Cam Ward.

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