Start Ryan Flournoy 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 Ryan Flournoy
- Market projects
- 8.6
- recent weeks avg
- ATL D vs WR
- 34.4
- 11th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 73%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 45%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 7.8
- recent weeks avg
- ARI D vs WR
- 33.6
- 12th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 75%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 15%
- Through Week 7
Should I drop Ryan Flournoy for Chris Godwin Jr.?
Not on these numbers alone. Ryan Flournoy projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 games) and Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Ryan Flournoy.
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Our Week 8 call
Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Ryan Flournoy in Week 8.
Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 8.6 points and Ryan Flournoy at 7.8, a gap of 0.8. 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 Ryan Flournoy this week yet, so his 7.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.7, 8.3 and 8.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chris Godwin Jr. at ADP 82 and Ryan Flournoy at 220.
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 Ryan Flournoy yet. His market-based projections were 6.7, 8.3 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 7.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.
That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 0.8 points ahead of Ryan Flournoy 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.
Ryan Flournoy and DAL host ARI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
ARI allowed 33.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against ARI.
By points allowed to the position, Chris Godwin Jr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.
Ryan Flournoy 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, Ryan Flournoy played 75 percent of DAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Ryan Flournoy, Week 4 against HOU: 58 of 78 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.
Ryan Flournoy, Week 5 against TB: 41 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 90 yards.
Ryan Flournoy, Week 6 against GB: 68 of 78 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.
Ryan Flournoy, Week 7 against PHI: 53 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.
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.
In 2025, Ryan Flournoy played 16 games for DAL and scored 114.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR57.
He caught 40 of 56 targets for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 271 air yards.
He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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 Ryan Flournoy for Chris Godwin Jr.?
Not on these numbers alone. Ryan Flournoy projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 games) and Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Ryan Flournoy.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Ryan Flournoy?
Not on these numbers alone. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 9 games) and Ryan Flournoy 71 (7.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Ryan Flournoy.
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Week 8 on the board
- Is Ryan Flournoy playing Week 8?
- Is Chris Godwin Jr. playing Week 8?
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