Start Jakobi Meyers or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jakobi Meyers

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

Jakobi Meyers

WR · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 8.6; recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR: 29.0; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 89 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 80%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Jakobi Meyers?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jakobi Meyers projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Jakobi Meyers. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jakobi Meyers in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 8.6 points and Jakobi Meyers at 8.6, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Chris Godwin Jr. still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 82 against 91, and that outweighs a gap this size. 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. No player market is posted for Jakobi Meyers this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (9.0 and 8.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jakobi Meyers yet. His market-based projections were 9.0 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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.

That puts Jakobi Meyers 0.1 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jakobi Meyers and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 29.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Chris Godwin Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jakobi Meyers is not on the injury report.

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Jakobi Meyers played 80 percent of JAX snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 4 against CIN: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 5 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 37 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 6 against HOU: 53 of 71 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Chris Godwin Jr. for Jakobi Meyers?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jakobi Meyers projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Jakobi Meyers. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Jakobi Meyers for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Jakobi Meyers: he projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Jakobi Meyers.

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