Start Ja'Kobi Lane or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 9:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Ja'Kobi Lane

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

Ja'Kobi Lane

WR · BAL · at BUF

Market projects: 6.9; fantasy pts
BUF D vs WR: 42.3; most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 54%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Ja'Kobi Lane for Chris Godwin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games), Ja'Kobi Lane 37 (4.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Ja'Kobi Lane.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Ja'Kobi Lane in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 8.6 points and Ja'Kobi Lane at 6.9, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.6, 7.2 and 10.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chris Godwin Jr. at ADP 82 and Ja'Kobi Lane at 201.

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.

The market-based projection for Chris Godwin Jr. is 0.3 touchdowns (6 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.9 fantasy points for Ja'Kobi Lane, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ja'Kobi Lane is 28 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 8 and 10 market sources).

That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 1.7 points ahead of Ja'Kobi Lane 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.

Ja'Kobi Lane and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 42.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 174 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against BUF.

By points allowed to the position, Ja'Kobi Lane has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Ja'Kobi Lane is not on the injury report.

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 7, Ja'Kobi Lane played 54 percent of BAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 1 against IND: 27 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 6 against CLE: 31 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 7 against CIN: 46 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 25 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.

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 Ja'Kobi Lane for Chris Godwin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games), Ja'Kobi Lane 37 (4.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Ja'Kobi Lane.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Ja'Kobi Lane?
No. Keep Chris Godwin Jr.: he projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games), Ja'Kobi Lane 37 (4.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Ja'Kobi Lane.

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