Start Carnell Tate or Wan'Dale Robinson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Carnell Tate over Wan'Dale Robinson

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

Wan'Dale Robinson

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 9.1; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 32 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 66%; Through Week 7
Target share: 22%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson 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), Wan'Dale Robinson 78 (8.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Wan'Dale Robinson.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Carnell Tate over Wan'Dale Robinson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Carnell Tate at 11.0 points and Wan'Dale Robinson at 9.1, a gap of 1.9. 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 Wan'Dale Robinson this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (8.2, 9.9 and 9.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Carnell Tate at ADP 81 and Wan'Dale Robinson at 88.

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 Wan'Dale Robinson yet. His market-based projections were 8.2, 9.9 and 9.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Carnell Tate 1.9 points ahead of Wan'Dale Robinson 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.

Wan'Dale Robinson 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.

Injury status

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Wan'Dale Robinson 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, Wan'Dale Robinson played 66 percent of TEN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 4 against BAL: 43 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 5 against HOU: 47 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 53 yards.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 6 against IND: 27 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 22 yards.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 7 against CLE: 38 of 63 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 7 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Wan'Dale Robinson played 16 games for NYG and scored 217.9 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing WR14.

He caught 92 of 140 targets for 1014 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 628 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 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 Wan'Dale Robinson 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), Wan'Dale Robinson 78 (8.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Wan'Dale Robinson.
Should I drop Carnell Tate for Wan'Dale Robinson?
No. Keep Carnell Tate: he projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 78 (8.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Wan'Dale Robinson.