Start Carnell Tate or Keenan Allen? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 6:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Carnell Tate over Keenan Allen

Start

Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 11.0; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 46 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

Sit

Keenan Allen

WR · IND · at JAX

Market projects: 9.6; recent weeks avg
JAX D vs WR: 38.0; 4th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 61 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 7
Target share: 22%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Keenan Allen for Carnell Tate?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games), Keenan Allen 81 (9.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Keenan Allen.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Carnell Tate over Keenan Allen in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Carnell Tate at 11.0 points and Keenan Allen at 9.6, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Carnell Tate this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.4, 11.2 and 11.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Keenan Allen this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.6, 11.2 and 10.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Carnell Tate at ADP 81 and Keenan Allen at 142.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Carnell Tate yet. His market-based projections were 10.4, 11.2 and 11.4 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Keenan Allen yet. His market-based projections were 7.6, 11.2 and 10.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Carnell Tate 1.4 points ahead of Keenan Allen on these 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.

Keenan Allen and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 38.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 210 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX.

By points allowed to the position, Keenan Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Keenan Allen 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 7, Keenan Allen played 60 percent of IND snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 3 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 6 against TEN: 59 of 83 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 82 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 7 against MIN: 30 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Keenan Allen for Carnell Tate?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games), Keenan Allen 81 (9.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Keenan Allen.
Should I drop Carnell Tate for Keenan Allen?
No. Keep Carnell Tate: he projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games), Keenan Allen 81 (9.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Keenan Allen.

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