Start Ted Hurst III or Efton Chism III? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Ted Hurst III over Efton Chism III in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ted Hurst III at 5.3 points and Efton Chism III at 4.7, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Ted Hurst III this week yet, so his 5.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (4.3, 3.5 and 8.0); 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 Ted Hurst III yet. His market-based projections were 4.3, 3.5 and 8.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.3, 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 Ted Hurst III 0.6 points ahead of Efton Chism III on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Ted Hurst III 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.

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, Ted Hurst III has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ted Hurst III is not on the injury report.

Efton Chism III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Ted Hurst III played 56 percent of TB snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Ted Hurst III, Week 7 against CAR: 35 of 63 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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, 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 Ted Hurst III over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Ted Hurst III.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Ted Hurst III.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Efton Chism III.
• Start Efton Chism III over Cody White.
• Start Efton Chism III over Elic Ayomanor.