Start DeMario Douglas or Tez Johnson? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start DeMario Douglas over Tez Johnson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have DeMario Douglas at 6.8 points and Tez Johnson at 5.1, a gap of 1.7. 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 Tez Johnson this week yet, so his 5.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (3.6 and 6.6); 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 Tez Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 3.6 and 6.6 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 5.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts DeMario Douglas 1.7 points ahead of Tez Johnson 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.

Tez Johnson 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, Tez Johnson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Tez Johnson 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, Tez Johnson played 38 percent of TB snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Tez Johnson, Week 4 against GB: 35 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Tez Johnson, Week 5 against DAL: 28 of 72 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 64 yards.

Tez Johnson, Week 6 against PIT: 25 of 74 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards.

Tez Johnson, Week 7 against CAR: 41 of 63 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 33 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Tez Johnson played 16 games for TB and scored 92.4 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR67.

He caught 28 of 44 targets for 322 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Adonai Mitchell over DeMario Douglas.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over DeMario Douglas.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Tez Johnson over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Tez Johnson.
• Start Tez Johnson over Efton Chism III.