Start DeMario Douglas or Ted Hurst III? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 4:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start DeMario Douglas over Ted Hurst III

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

Ted Hurst III

WR · TB · vs ATL

Market projects: 5.3; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR: 34.4; 11th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 7
Target share: 9%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Ted Hurst III 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), Ted Hurst III 55 (6.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Ted Hurst III.

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Our Week 8 call

Start DeMario Douglas over Ted Hurst III in Week 8.

Market-based projections have DeMario Douglas at 6.8 points and Ted Hurst III at 5.3, a gap of 1.5. 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 Ted Hurst III this week yet, so his 5.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (4.3, 3.5 and 8.0); 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 Ted Hurst III yet. His market-based projections were 4.3, 3.5 and 8.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts DeMario Douglas 1.5 points ahead of Ted Hurst III 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.

Ted Hurst III 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, Ted Hurst III has the softer matchup.

Injury status

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Ted Hurst III 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, Ted Hurst III played 56 percent of TB snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Ted Hurst III, Week 7 against CAR: 35 of 63 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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.

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 Ted Hurst III 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), Ted Hurst III 55 (6.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Ted Hurst III.
Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Ted Hurst III?
No. Keep DeMario Douglas: he projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games), Ted Hurst III 55 (6.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Ted Hurst III.

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