Start Christian Watson or Drake London? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Drake London over Christian Watson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Drake London at 18.0 points and Christian Watson at 14.7, a gap of 3.3. No player market is posted for Drake London this week yet, so his 18.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (18.0, 18.9 and 17.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Drake London at ADP 13 and Christian Watson at 58.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Drake London yet. His market-based projections were 18.0, 18.9 and 17.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 18.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Drake London is 0.6 touchdowns (7 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.7 fantasy points for Christian Watson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Christian Watson is 70 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (13, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Drake London 3.3 points ahead of Christian Watson on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Drake London and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 135 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.

Christian Watson and GB host CAR on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CAR allowed 27.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Drake London has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Drake London is listed as questionable with a head injury.

Christian Watson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Drake London played 88 percent of ATL snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 43 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Drake London, Week 4 against NO: 51 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 96 yards.

Drake London, Week 5 against BAL: 63 of 64 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 118 yards.

Drake London, Week 6 against CHI: 55 of 55 snaps, 10 targets and 4 catches for 62 yards.

Drake London, Week 7 against SF: 55 of 69 snaps, 10 targets and 7 catches for 66 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Christian Watson played 81 percent of GB snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian Watson, Week 4 against TB: 41 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 47 yards.

Christian Watson, Week 5 against CHI: 49 of 61 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 143 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Christian Watson, Week 6 against DAL: 66 of 75 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards.

Christian Watson, Week 7 against DET: 54 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 57 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Drake London played 12 games for ATL and scored 201.9 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR19.

He caught 68 of 112 targets for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 690 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Christian Watson played 10 games for GB and scored 132.4 PPR points, 13.2 a game, finishing WR46.

He caught 35 of 55 targets for 611 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 493 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Drake London.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Drake London.
• Start Drake London over Garrett Wilson.
• Start A.J. Brown over Christian Watson.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Christian Watson.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Christian Watson.