Start Jordan Addison 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 Jordan Addison

Godwin projects lower, 8.6 to 8.9, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 82 for Godwin, 102 for Addison.

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

Jordan Addison

WR · MIN · at DET

Market projects: 8.8; fantasy pts
DET D vs WR: 39.2; 3rd most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 64 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 90%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Jordan Addison?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Addison projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 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 Jordan Addison. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jordan Addison in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 8.6 points and Jordan Addison at 8.8, a gap of 0.3. 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 102, 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.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Jordan Addison, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Addison is 39 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 8 and 12 market sources).

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 Jordan Addison 0.3 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jordan Addison and MIN visit DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 39.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DET.

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, Jordan Addison has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jordan Addison is not on the injury report.

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jordan Addison played 90 percent of MIN snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Addison, Week 2 against CHI: 46 of 52 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 3 against TB: 58 of 59 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jordan Addison, Week 4 against MIA: 75 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 52 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 7 against IND: 49 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 20 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, Jordan Addison played 14 games for MIN and scored 135.1 PPR points, 9.7 a game, finishing WR45.

He caught 42 of 79 targets for 610 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 477 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 Jordan Addison?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Addison projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 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 Jordan Addison. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Jordan Addison for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Jordan Addison: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 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 Jordan Addison.

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