Start Wan'Dale Robinson or Dontayvion Wicks? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 1:37 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 22, 7:13 PM ET: Dontayvion Wicks: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Dontayvion Wicks

Start

Wan'Dale Robinson

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 8.7; fantasy pts
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 31 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 66%; Through Week 7
Target share: 22%; Through Week 7

Sit

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)
Snap share: 79%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Dontayvion Wicks for Wan'Dale Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Wan'Dale Robinson projects 78 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 9 games), Dontayvion Wicks 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Dontayvion Wicks. Dontayvion Wicks is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Dontayvion Wicks in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Wan'Dale Robinson at 8.7 points and Dontayvion Wicks at 8.0, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 Wan'Dale Robinson at ADP 88 and Dontayvion Wicks at 193.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.7 fantasy points for Wan'Dale Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Wan'Dale Robinson is 38 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 6 and 11 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 Wan'Dale Robinson 0.7 points ahead of Dontayvion Wicks on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

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

Wan'Dale Robinson is not on the injury report.

Dontayvion Wicks is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 8

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.

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, 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.

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 Wan'Dale Robinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Wan'Dale Robinson projects 78 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 9 games), Dontayvion Wicks 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Dontayvion Wicks. Dontayvion Wicks is listed questionable.
Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson for Dontayvion Wicks?
No. Keep Wan'Dale Robinson: he projects 78 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 9 games), Dontayvion Wicks 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Dontayvion Wicks. Dontayvion Wicks is listed questionable.