Start Ja'Kobi Lane or Cooper Kupp? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 10:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ja'Kobi Lane over Cooper Kupp

Start

Ja'Kobi Lane

WR · BAL · at BUF

Market projects: 6.9; fantasy pts
BUF D vs WR: 42.3; most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 54%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

Sit

Cooper Kupp

WR · SEA · vs CHI

Market projects: 6.2; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs WR: 29.2; 10th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 53 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Ja'Kobi Lane for Cooper Kupp?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Cooper Kupp projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Ja'Kobi Lane 37 (4.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ja'Kobi Lane over Cooper Kupp. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ja'Kobi Lane over Cooper Kupp in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ja'Kobi Lane at 6.9 points and Cooper Kupp at 6.2, 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 Cooper Kupp this week yet, so his 6.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.2, 6.0 and 6.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Ja'Kobi Lane at ADP 201 and Cooper Kupp at 186.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.9 fantasy points for Ja'Kobi Lane, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ja'Kobi Lane is 28 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 8 and 10 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Cooper Kupp yet. His market-based projections were 6.2, 6.0 and 6.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 6.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Cooper Kupp is 0.3 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Ja'Kobi Lane 0.8 points ahead of Cooper Kupp on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Ja'Kobi Lane and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 42.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 174 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against BUF.

Cooper Kupp and SEA host CHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 29.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Ja'Kobi Lane has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ja'Kobi Lane is not on the injury report.

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Ja'Kobi Lane played 54 percent of BAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 1 against IND: 27 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 6 against CLE: 31 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 7 against CIN: 46 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

Through Week 7, Cooper Kupp played 68 percent of SEA snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 4 against LAC: 34 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 5 against SF: 51 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 6 against DEN: 72 of 85 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 50 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 7 against KC: 45 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cooper Kupp played 16 games for SEA and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.

He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 300 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 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 Ja'Kobi Lane for Cooper Kupp?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Cooper Kupp projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Ja'Kobi Lane 37 (4.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ja'Kobi Lane over Cooper Kupp. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Ja'Kobi Lane?
No. Keep Cooper Kupp: he projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Ja'Kobi Lane 37 (4.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ja'Kobi Lane over Cooper Kupp.

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