Start Laquon Treadwell or Efton Chism III? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Laquon Treadwell over Efton Chism III in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Laquon Treadwell at 5.0 points and Efton Chism III at 4.7, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Laquon Treadwell this week yet, so his 5.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (4.0, 6.5 and 4.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Efton Chism III this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.2, 3.5 and 4.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Laquon Treadwell yet. His market-based projections were 4.0, 6.5 and 4.4 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Efton Chism III yet. His market-based projections were 6.2, 3.5 and 4.4 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Laquon Treadwell 0.3 points ahead of Efton Chism III on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Laquon Treadwell and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 38.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 210 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX.

Efton Chism III and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 23.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 116 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA.

By points allowed to the position, Laquon Treadwell has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Laquon Treadwell is not on the injury report.

Efton Chism III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Laquon Treadwell played 76 percent of IND snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 4 against WAS: 56 of 66 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 42 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 5 against PIT: 57 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 2 catches for 34 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 6 against TEN: 77 of 83 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 7 against MIN: 45 of 58 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Through Week 7, Efton Chism III played 63 percent of NE snaps, drew 3 percent of the targets, earned 1 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Efton Chism III, Week 7 against CHI: 34 of 54 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Laquon Treadwell played 10 games for IND.

He caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 0 air yards.

He was on the field for 5 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Efton Chism III played 8 games for NE and scored 16.5 PPR points, 2.1 a game.

He caught 3 of 3 targets for 75 yards and 1 touchdown, with 1 red zone target and 35 air yards.

He was on the field for 14 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Efton Chism III, Week 18 of 2025 against MIA: 1 target and 1 catch for 35 yards, 4.5 PPR points.

Efton Chism III, Week 17 of 2025 against NYJ: 41 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown, 12.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Laquon Treadwell over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Laquon Treadwell.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Laquon Treadwell.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Efton Chism III.
• Start Efton Chism III over Cody White.
• Start Efton Chism III over Elic Ayomanor.