Start Jalen Coker or Carnell Tate? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 12:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Latest

Oct 26, 5:43 PM ET: Jalen Coker: Listed Questionable (Shoulder) (Sleeper injury feed)

Tate projects lower, 11.9 to 13.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 81 for Tate, 126 for Coker.

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

Jalen Coker

WR · CAR · at GB · Questionable

Market projects: 13.4; fantasy pts
GB D vs WR: 35.7; 9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 40 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 23%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Carnell Tate for Jalen Coker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 133 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.3 a game over 10 games), Carnell Tate 100 (11.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Jalen Coker is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Carnell Tate over Jalen Coker in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Carnell Tate at 11.9 points and Jalen Coker at 13.4, a gap of 1.5. Carnell Tate still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 81 against 126, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.4 fantasy points for Jalen Coker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 64 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 9 and 13 market sources).

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 and 0.3 touchdowns (4 and 8 market sources).

That puts Jalen Coker 1.5 points ahead of Carnell Tate on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jalen Coker and CAR visit GB on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

GB allowed 35.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Jalen Coker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jalen Coker is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jalen Coker played 67 percent of CAR snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Coker, Week 2 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 66 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 3 against CLE: 28 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 6 against PHI: 59 of 79 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 97 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 7 against TB: 37 of 56 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 Carnell Tate for Jalen Coker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 133 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.3 a game over 10 games), Carnell Tate 100 (11.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Jalen Coker is listed questionable.
Should I drop Jalen Coker for Carnell Tate?
No. Keep Jalen Coker: he projects 133 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.3 a game over 10 games), Carnell Tate 100 (11.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Jalen Coker. Jalen Coker is listed questionable.

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