Start Makai Lemon or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 8

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

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Makai Lemon

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

Makai Lemon

WR · PHI · at WAS

Market projects: 7.5; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs WR: 35.9; 6th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 90 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 7
Target share: 16%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Makai Lemon 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), Makai Lemon 58 (6.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Makai Lemon.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Makai Lemon in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 8.6 points and Makai Lemon at 7.5, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 Makai Lemon this week yet, so his 7.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.2, 5.3 and 10.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chris Godwin Jr. at ADP 82 and Makai Lemon at 140.

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 Makai Lemon yet. His market-based projections were 7.2, 5.3 and 10.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 7.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 1.1 points ahead of Makai Lemon 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.

Makai Lemon 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, Makai Lemon has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Makai Lemon 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, Makai Lemon played 76 percent of PHI snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Makai Lemon, Week 4 against LAR: 45 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 5 against JAX: 50 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 43 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 7 against DAL: 60 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 67 yards, 1 touchdown.

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 Makai Lemon 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), Makai Lemon 58 (6.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Makai Lemon.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Makai Lemon?
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), Makai Lemon 58 (6.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Makai Lemon.

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