Start CeeDee Lamb or Garrett Wilson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start CeeDee Lamb over Garrett Wilson

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CeeDee Lamb

WR · DAL · vs ARI

Market projects: 17.5; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR: 33.6; 12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 100 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 79%; Through Week 7
Target share: 30%; Through Week 7

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Garrett Wilson

WR · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 15.4; recent weeks avg
LV D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 58 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 90%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Garrett Wilson for CeeDee Lamb?

Yes, on the rest of the season. CeeDee Lamb projects 164 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.2 a game over 9 games), Garrett Wilson 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Garrett Wilson.

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Our Week 8 call

Start CeeDee Lamb over Garrett Wilson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have CeeDee Lamb at 17.5 points and Garrett Wilson at 15.4, a gap of 2.1. No player market is posted for CeeDee Lamb this week yet, so his 17.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (16.5, 18.3 and 17.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Garrett Wilson this week yet, so his 15.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (16.0, 15.8 and 14.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take CeeDee Lamb at ADP 11 and Garrett Wilson at 27.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for CeeDee Lamb yet. His market-based projections were 16.5, 18.3 and 17.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 17.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for CeeDee Lamb is 0.7 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Garrett Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 15.8 and 14.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 15.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Garrett Wilson is 0-1 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts CeeDee Lamb 2.1 points ahead of Garrett Wilson on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

CeeDee Lamb and DAL host ARI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ARI allowed 33.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against ARI.

Garrett Wilson and NYJ host LV on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LV allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against LV.

By points allowed to the position, CeeDee Lamb has the softer matchup.

Injury status

CeeDee Lamb is not on the injury report.

Garrett Wilson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, CeeDee Lamb played 79 percent of DAL snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 4 against HOU: 67 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -6 yards, 21 targets and 17 catches for 189 yards, 1 touchdown.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 5 against TB: 34 of 60 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 6 against GB: 69 of 78 snaps, 18 targets and 9 catches for 70 yards.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 7 against PHI: 55 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 5 catches for 74 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 7, Garrett Wilson played 90 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Garrett Wilson, Week 4 against CHI: 32 of 32 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Garrett Wilson, Week 5 against CLE: 65 of 70 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 104 yards, 1 touchdown.

Garrett Wilson, Week 6 against NE: 61 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Garrett Wilson, Week 7 against MIA: 50 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, CeeDee Lamb played 14 games for DAL and scored 200.9 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing WR22.

He caught 75 of 117 targets for 1077 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 754 air yards.

He was on the field for 75 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Garrett Wilson played 7 games for NYJ and scored 99.5 PPR points, 14.2 a game, finishing WR62.

He caught 36 of 59 targets for 395 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 291 air yards.

He was on the field for 89 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 Garrett Wilson for CeeDee Lamb?
Yes, on the rest of the season. CeeDee Lamb projects 164 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.2 a game over 9 games), Garrett Wilson 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Garrett Wilson.
Should I drop CeeDee Lamb for Garrett Wilson?
No. Keep CeeDee Lamb: he projects 164 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.2 a game over 9 games), Garrett Wilson 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts CeeDee Lamb over Garrett Wilson.

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