Start Chris Godwin Jr. or Dontayvion Wicks? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Latest

Oct 24, 5:17 PM ET: Eagles' DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks out vs. Cowboys (ESPN)
Oct 24, 4:13 PM ET: Dontayvion Wicks: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 22, 7:13 PM ET: Dontayvion Wicks: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Dontayvion Wicks

Start

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · vs ATL

Market projects: 8.6; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR: 34.4; 11th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 88 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 73%; Through Week 7
Target share: 45%; Through Week 7

Sit

Dontayvion Wicks

WR · PHI · at WAS · Out

Market projects: 8.0; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs WR: 35.9; 6th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 79%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Dontayvion Wicks for Chris Godwin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 9 games), Dontayvion Wicks 50 (5.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Dontayvion Wicks. Dontayvion Wicks is listed out.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Dontayvion Wicks in Week 8.

Dontayvion Wicks is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Chris Godwin Jr.. Drafters take Chris Godwin Jr. at ADP 82 and Dontayvion Wicks at 193.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 7.6, 7.2 and 10.9 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Dontayvion Wicks yet. His market-based projections were 9.1 and 6.8 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 8.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 0.6 points ahead of Dontayvion Wicks on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 34.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 170 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

Dontayvion Wicks and PHI visit WAS on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

WAS allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 158 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against WAS.

By points allowed to the position, Dontayvion Wicks has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Dontayvion Wicks is listed as out with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Chris Godwin Jr. played 73 percent of TB snaps, drew 45 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 7 against CAR: 46 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 6, Dontayvion Wicks played 79 percent of PHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 3 against CHI: 44 of 50 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 4 against LAR: 56 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 5 against JAX: 52 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 63 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 6 against CAR: 40 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.8 PPR points.

In 2025, Dontayvion Wicks played 14 games for GB and scored 75.8 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing WR83.

He caught 30 of 46 targets for 332 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 265 air yards.

He was on the field for 47 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 Dontayvion Wicks for Chris Godwin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 9 games), Dontayvion Wicks 50 (5.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Dontayvion Wicks. Dontayvion Wicks is listed out.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Dontayvion Wicks?
No. Keep Chris Godwin Jr.: he projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 9 games), Dontayvion Wicks 50 (5.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Dontayvion Wicks. Dontayvion Wicks is listed out.

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