Start Christian Watson or Ja'Marr Chase? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Ja'Marr Chase over Christian Watson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ja'Marr Chase at 18.8 points and Christian Watson at 14.7, a gap of 4.1. No player market is posted for Ja'Marr Chase this week yet, so his 18.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (18.4 and 19.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Ja'Marr Chase at ADP 4 and Christian Watson at 58.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ja'Marr Chase yet. His market-based projections were 18.4 and 19.3 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 18.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ja'Marr Chase is 0.7 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 Ja'Marr Chase 4.1 points ahead of Christian Watson on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Ja'Marr Chase and CIN host TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 35.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 176 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against TEN.

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, Ja'Marr Chase has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ja'Marr Chase is not on the injury report.

Christian Watson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Ja'Marr Chase played 77 percent of CIN snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 3 against PIT: 57 of 57 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 98 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 4 against JAX: 15 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 5 against MIA: 58 of 65 snaps, 10 targets and 6 catches for 77 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 7 against BAL: 46 of 53 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 62 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, Ja'Marr Chase played 16 games for CIN and scored 313.6 PPR points, 19.6 a game, finishing WR4.

He caught 125 of 185 targets for 1412 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 772 air yards.

He was on the field for 94 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 Ja'Marr Chase over Amon-Ra St. Brown.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over Drake London.
• Start A.J. Brown over Christian Watson.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Christian Watson.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Christian Watson.