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Start DeVonta Smith or Makai Lemon? Week 8

Both players' board rank, position rank, draft pick and bye, and the lean for week 8.

Updated Oct 27, 1:46 AM ET.

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  • : DeVonta Smith: Questionable to Out (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Dontayvion Wicks: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : DeVonta Smith: Listed Questionable (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)

Should I drop Makai Lemon for DeVonta Smith?

Yes, on the rest of the season. DeVonta Smith projects 133 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 9 games), Makai Lemon 58 (6.4 a game over 9 games). DeVonta Smith is listed out.

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The draft market ranks DeVonta Smith 11 spots ahead of Makai Lemon. That crosses a tier break, tier 4 to tier 8. The week 8 start call lands when books post week 8 lines.

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Ranked ahead

DeVonta Smith

WR4 · PHI · bye 10

2026 vs anytime td line 2-2

Overall rank
9
Draft pick
no draft data
Tier
4

Ranked behind

Makai Lemon

WR9 · PHI · bye 10

2026 vs anytime td line 1-6

Overall rank
20
Draft pick
no draft data
Tier
8

This is a lean from the current board, not a projection. 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.

The gap between them

  • Spots apart on the board11
  • Draft positionno current draft data for both
  • Tierstier 4 and tier 8
  • Board size292 draftable players

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Makai Lemon for DeVonta Smith?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. DeVonta Smith projects 133 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 9 games), Makai Lemon 58 (6.4 a game over 9 games). DeVonta Smith is listed out.

  • Should I drop DeVonta Smith for Makai Lemon?

    No. Keep DeVonta Smith: he projects 133 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 9 games), Makai Lemon 58 (6.4 a game over 9 games). DeVonta Smith is listed out.

Week 8 on the board

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