Should I drop Carnell Tate for Jakobi Meyers?

Not on these numbers alone. Carnell Tate projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.1 a game over 9 games) and Jakobi Meyers 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Jakobi Meyers, 11.9 to 9.9 projected PPR points.

Start Carnell Tate or Jakobi Meyers? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 1:37 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Carnell Tate over Jakobi Meyers

Start

Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 11.9; fantasy pts
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 49 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

Sit

Jakobi Meyers

WR · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 9.9; fantasy pts
IND D vs WR: 29.0; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 93 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 80%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jakobi Meyers for Carnell Tate?

Not on these numbers alone. Jakobi Meyers projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 10 games) and Carnell Tate 100 (11.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Jakobi Meyers, 11.9 to 9.9 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Carnell Tate over Jakobi Meyers in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Carnell Tate at 11.9 points and Jakobi Meyers at 9.9, a gap of 1.9. Drafters take Carnell Tate at ADP 81 and Jakobi Meyers at 91.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for Carnell Tate, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Carnell Tate is 55 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (5, 3 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for Jakobi Meyers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jakobi Meyers is 40 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (6, 6 and 6 market sources).

That puts Carnell Tate 1.9 points ahead of Jakobi Meyers on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Carnell Tate and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

Jakobi Meyers 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, Carnell Tate has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Jakobi Meyers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Carnell Tate played 82 percent of TEN snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 4 against BAL: 54 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 145 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 5 against HOU: 48 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 6 against IND: 34 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Carnell Tate, Week 7 against CLE: 56 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 69 yards.

Through Week 6, Jakobi Meyers played 80 percent of JAX snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 4 against CIN: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 5 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 37 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 6 against HOU: 53 of 71 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Jakobi Meyers for Carnell Tate?
Not on these numbers alone. Jakobi Meyers projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 10 games) and Carnell Tate 100 (11.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Jakobi Meyers, 11.9 to 9.9 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Carnell Tate for Jakobi Meyers?
Not on these numbers alone. Carnell Tate projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.1 a game over 9 games) and Jakobi Meyers 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Jakobi Meyers, 11.9 to 9.9 projected PPR points.