Start Rome Odunze or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rome Odunze over Chris Godwin Jr.

Start

Rome Odunze

WR · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 9.6; fantasy pts
SEA D vs WR: 20.9; fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 49 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 85%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

Sit

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

Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Rome Odunze?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Rome Odunze projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rome Odunze over Chris Godwin Jr.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Rome Odunze over Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Rome Odunze at 9.6 points and Chris Godwin Jr. at 8.6, a gap of 1.0. 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. Drafters take Rome Odunze at ADP 54 and Chris Godwin Jr. at 82.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Rome Odunze, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rome Odunze is 43 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (8, 6 and 8 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 Rome Odunze 1.0 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Rome Odunze and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 92 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA.

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

Rome Odunze is not on the injury report.

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Rome Odunze played 85 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 30 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Rome Odunze, Week 4 against NYJ: 83 of 93 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 94 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 5 against GB: 68 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 6 against ATL: 74 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 7 against NE: 65 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 69 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, Rome Odunze played 12 games for CHI and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 447 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 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 Rome Odunze?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Rome Odunze projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rome Odunze over Chris Godwin Jr.
Should I drop Rome Odunze for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Rome Odunze: he projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rome Odunze over Chris Godwin Jr.

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