Start Emeka Egbuka or Dontayvion Wicks? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 8:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 24, 5:17 PM ET: Eagles' DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks out vs. Cowboys (ESPN)
Oct 24, 4:13 PM ET: Dontayvion Wicks: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 23, 1:13 PM ET: Emeka Egbuka: Questionable to Out (Concussion) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Emeka Egbuka over Dontayvion Wicks

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Emeka Egbuka

WR · TB · vs ATL · Questionable

Market projects: 8.9; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR: 34.4; 11th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 86%; Through Week 6
Target share: 26%; Through Week 6

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Dontayvion Wicks

WR · PHI · at WAS · Questionable

Market projects: 8.0; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs WR: 35.9; 6th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 25 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 79%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Dontayvion Wicks for Emeka Egbuka?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Emeka Egbuka projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games), Dontayvion Wicks 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Dontayvion Wicks. Dontayvion Wicks is listed questionable. Emeka Egbuka is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Emeka Egbuka over Dontayvion Wicks in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Emeka Egbuka at 8.9 points and Dontayvion Wicks at 8.0, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka this week yet, so his 8.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (8.9 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dontayvion Wicks this week yet, so his 8.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (9.1 and 6.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Emeka Egbuka at ADP 36 and Dontayvion Wicks at 193.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka yet. His market-based projections were 8.9 and 8.9 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 8.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Emeka Egbuka is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Dontayvion Wicks yet. His market-based projections were 9.1 and 6.8 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 8.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Emeka Egbuka 0.9 points ahead of Dontayvion Wicks on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Emeka Egbuka 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.

Dontayvion Wicks and PHI visit WAS on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

WAS allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 158 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against WAS.

By points allowed to the position, Dontayvion Wicks has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emeka Egbuka is listed as questionable with a concussion injury.

Dontayvion Wicks is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Emeka Egbuka played 86 percent of TB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 3 against MIN: 51 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 4 against GB: 59 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 5 against DAL: 64 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 6 against PIT: 64 of 74 snaps, 16 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Dontayvion Wicks played 79 percent of PHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 3 against CHI: 44 of 50 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 4 against LAR: 56 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 5 against JAX: 52 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 63 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 6 against CAR: 40 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Dontayvion Wicks played 14 games for GB and scored 75.8 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing WR83.

He caught 30 of 46 targets for 332 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 265 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

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 Dontayvion Wicks for Emeka Egbuka?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Emeka Egbuka projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games), Dontayvion Wicks 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Dontayvion Wicks. Dontayvion Wicks is listed questionable. Emeka Egbuka is listed questionable.
Should I drop Emeka Egbuka for Dontayvion Wicks?
No. Keep Emeka Egbuka: he projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games), Dontayvion Wicks 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Dontayvion Wicks. Emeka Egbuka is listed questionable. Dontayvion Wicks is listed questionable.

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