Start Chris Godwin Jr. or Wan'Dale Robinson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Chris Godwin Jr.

Start

Wan'Dale Robinson

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 9.1; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 32 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 66%; Through Week 7
Target share: 22%; 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 Wan'Dale Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Wan'Dale Robinson projects 78 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Chris Godwin Jr.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Wan'Dale Robinson at 9.1 points and Chris Godwin Jr. at 8.6, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Wan'Dale Robinson this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (8.2, 9.9 and 9.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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 Wan'Dale Robinson at ADP 88 and Chris Godwin Jr. at 82.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Wan'Dale Robinson yet. His market-based projections were 8.2, 9.9 and 9.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.1, 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 Wan'Dale Robinson 0.5 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Wan'Dale Robinson and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

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

Wan'Dale Robinson is not on the injury report.

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Wan'Dale Robinson played 66 percent of TEN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 4 against BAL: 43 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 5 against HOU: 47 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 53 yards.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 6 against IND: 27 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 22 yards.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 7 against CLE: 38 of 63 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 7 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, Wan'Dale Robinson played 16 games for NYG and scored 217.9 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing WR14.

He caught 92 of 140 targets for 1014 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 628 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 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 Wan'Dale Robinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Wan'Dale Robinson projects 78 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Chris Godwin Jr.
Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Wan'Dale Robinson: he projects 78 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Chris Godwin Jr.

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