Start Denzel Boston or Wan'Dale Robinson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 4:13 PM ET: Denzel Boston: Listed Questionable (Foot) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Denzel Boston

Robinson projects lower, 9.1 to 10.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 88 for Robinson, 143 for Boston.

Start

Wan'Dale Robinson

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 9.1; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 32 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 66%; Through Week 7
Target share: 22%; Through Week 7

Sit

Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 10.4; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs WR: 30.2; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 91%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson for Denzel Boston?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 78 (8.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Denzel Boston. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Denzel Boston in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Wan'Dale Robinson at 9.1 points and Denzel Boston at 10.4, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Wan'Dale Robinson still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 88 against 143, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Wan'Dale Robinson this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (8.2, 9.9 and 9.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

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 Wan'Dale Robinson yet. His market-based projections were 8.2, 9.9 and 9.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Denzel Boston 1.4 points ahead of Wan'Dale Robinson 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.

Wan'Dale Robinson and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

By points allowed to the position, Wan'Dale Robinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Wan'Dale Robinson 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, Wan'Dale Robinson played 66 percent of TEN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 4 against BAL: 43 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 5 against HOU: 47 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 53 yards.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 6 against IND: 27 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 22 yards.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 7 against CLE: 38 of 63 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 7 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Wan'Dale Robinson played 16 games for NYG and scored 217.9 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing WR14.

He caught 92 of 140 targets for 1014 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 628 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 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 Wan'Dale Robinson for Denzel Boston?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 78 (8.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Denzel Boston. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Denzel Boston for Wan'Dale Robinson?
No. Keep Denzel Boston: he projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 78 (8.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Denzel Boston.

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