Start Denzel Boston or Keenan Allen? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Denzel Boston over Keenan Allen in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Denzel Boston at 10.4 points and Keenan Allen at 9.6, 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 Denzel Boston this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.3, 10.6 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Keenan Allen this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.6, 11.2 and 10.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Denzel Boston at ADP 143 and Keenan Allen at 142.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 10.3, 10.6 and 10.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Keenan Allen yet. His market-based projections were 7.6, 11.2 and 10.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Denzel Boston 0.8 points ahead of Keenan Allen on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Denzel Boston and CLE visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 30.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 147 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT.

Keenan Allen and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 38.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 210 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX.

By points allowed to the position, Keenan Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Keenan Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Denzel Boston played 91 percent of CLE snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 4 against PIT: 61 of 64 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 89 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 5 against NYJ: 62 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Denzel Boston, Week 6 against BAL: 58 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 7 against TEN: 61 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 7, Keenan Allen played 60 percent of IND snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 3 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 6 against TEN: 59 of 83 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 82 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 7 against MIN: 30 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 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

• Start Carnell Tate over Denzel Boston.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Denzel Boston.
• Start DK Metcalf over Denzel Boston.
• Start Carnell Tate over Keenan Allen.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Keenan Allen.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Keenan Allen.