Start Drake London or Zay Flowers? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Drake London over Zay Flowers in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Drake London at 18.0 points and Zay Flowers at 14.1, a gap of 3.9. No player market is posted for Drake London this week yet, so his 18.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (18.0, 18.9 and 17.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Zay Flowers this week yet, so his 14.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (14.6, 13.4 and 14.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Drake London at ADP 13 and Zay Flowers at 24.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Drake London yet. His market-based projections were 18.0, 18.9 and 17.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 18.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Drake London is 0.6 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Zay Flowers yet. His market-based projections were 14.6, 13.5 and 14.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 14.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Zay Flowers is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Drake London 3.9 points ahead of Zay Flowers on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Drake London and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 135 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.

Zay Flowers and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 42.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 174 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against BUF.

By points allowed to the position, Zay Flowers has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Drake London is listed as questionable with a head injury.

Zay Flowers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Drake London played 88 percent of ATL snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 43 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Drake London, Week 4 against NO: 51 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 96 yards.

Drake London, Week 5 against BAL: 63 of 64 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 118 yards.

Drake London, Week 6 against CHI: 55 of 55 snaps, 10 targets and 4 catches for 62 yards.

Drake London, Week 7 against SF: 55 of 69 snaps, 10 targets and 7 catches for 66 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Zay Flowers played 65 percent of BAL snaps, drew 31 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Zay Flowers, Week 4 against TEN: 47 of 64 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 118 yards, 1 touchdown.

Zay Flowers, Week 5 against ATL: 62 of 76 snaps, 1 carry for 13 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 53 yards.

Zay Flowers, Week 6 against CLE: 50 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 11 targets and 6 catches for 66 yards.

Zay Flowers, Week 7 against CIN: 57 of 67 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 137 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Drake London played 12 games for ATL and scored 201.9 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR19.

He caught 68 of 112 targets for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 690 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Zay Flowers played 17 games for BAL and scored 243.3 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing WR7.

He caught 86 of 118 targets for 1211 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 753 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Drake London.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Drake London.
• Start Drake London over Christian Watson.
• Start A.J. Brown over Zay Flowers.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Zay Flowers.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Zay Flowers.