Start DeMario Douglas or Jahan Dotson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start DeMario Douglas over Jahan Dotson

Start

DeMario Douglas

WR · NE · at MIA

Market projects: 6.8; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs WR: 23.8; 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 42 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 55%; Through Week 7
Target share: 16%; Through Week 7

Sit

Jahan Dotson

WR · ATL · at TB

Market projects: 5.5; recent weeks avg
TB D vs WR: 29.9; 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 20 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jahan Dotson for DeMario Douglas?

Yes, on the rest of the season. DeMario Douglas projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games), Jahan Dotson 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Jahan Dotson.

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Our Week 8 call

Start DeMario Douglas over Jahan Dotson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have DeMario Douglas at 6.8 points and Jahan Dotson at 5.5, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for DeMario Douglas this week yet, so his 6.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.6, 4.8 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jahan Dotson this week yet, so his 5.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (4.7, 5.3 and 6.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for DeMario Douglas yet. His market-based projections were 6.6, 4.8 and 8.9 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 6.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jahan Dotson yet. His market-based projections were 4.7, 5.3 and 6.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts DeMario Douglas 1.2 points ahead of Jahan Dotson on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

DeMario Douglas and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 23.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 116 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA.

Jahan Dotson 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.

By points allowed to the position, Jahan Dotson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, DeMario Douglas played 55 percent of NE snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

DeMario Douglas, Week 4 against BUF: 35 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.

DeMario Douglas, Week 6 against NYJ: 40 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

DeMario Douglas, Week 7 against CHI: 35 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards.

Through Week 7, Jahan Dotson played 67 percent of ATL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 4 against NO: 36 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 5 against BAL: 42 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 6 against CHI: 47 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 7 against SF: 38 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.

He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.

He was on the field for 26 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Jahan Dotson for DeMario Douglas?
Yes, on the rest of the season. DeMario Douglas projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games), Jahan Dotson 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Jahan Dotson.
Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Jahan Dotson?
No. Keep DeMario Douglas: he projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games), Jahan Dotson 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Jahan Dotson.