Start Chris Godwin Jr. or Keenan Allen? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Keenan Allen

Godwin projects lower, 8.6 to 9.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 82 for Godwin, 142 for Allen.

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

Keenan Allen

WR · IND · at JAX

Market projects: 9.6; recent weeks avg
JAX D vs WR: 38.0; 4th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 61 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 7
Target share: 22%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Keenan Allen?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Keenan Allen projects 81 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Keenan Allen. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Keenan Allen in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 8.6 points and Keenan Allen at 9.6, a gap of 1.0. 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 142, 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 Keenan Allen this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.6, 11.2 and 10.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Keenan Allen yet. His market-based projections were 7.6, 11.2 and 10.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.6, 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 Keenan Allen 1.0 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Keenan Allen and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 38.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 210 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX.

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, Keenan Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Keenan Allen is not on the injury report.

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Keenan Allen played 60 percent of IND snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 3 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 6 against TEN: 59 of 83 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 82 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 7 against MIN: 30 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 31 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, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Keenan Allen?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Keenan Allen projects 81 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Keenan Allen. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Keenan Allen for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Keenan Allen: he projects 81 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Keenan Allen.

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