Start Jalen Nailor or Elic Ayomanor? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jalen Nailor over Elic Ayomanor

Start

Jalen Nailor

WR · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 5.0; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs WR: 30.6; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 35 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 55%; Through Week 7
Target share: 9%; Through Week 7

Sit

Elic Ayomanor

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 4.0; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 34 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Elic Ayomanor for Jalen Nailor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Nailor projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 9 games), Elic Ayomanor 35 (3.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jalen Nailor over Elic Ayomanor.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jalen Nailor over Elic Ayomanor in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jalen Nailor at 5.0 points and Elic Ayomanor at 4.0, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jalen Nailor this week yet, so his 5.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (5.8 and 4.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Elic Ayomanor this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (3.8, 4.0 and 4.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jalen Nailor yet. His market-based projections were 5.9 and 4.0 points in Weeks 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 Elic Ayomanor yet. His market-based projections were 3.8, 4.0 and 4.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 4.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Jalen Nailor 1.0 points ahead of Elic Ayomanor on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jalen Nailor and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 30.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

Elic Ayomanor 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.

By points allowed to the position, Elic Ayomanor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jalen Nailor is not on the injury report.

Elic Ayomanor is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jalen Nailor played 55 percent of LV snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Nailor, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 4 against KC: 19 of 84 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 6 against BUF: 42 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 7 against LAR: 51 of 68 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Through Week 7, Elic Ayomanor played 65 percent of TEN snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 4 against BAL: 40 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 5 against HOU: 33 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 6 against IND: 28 of 46 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 7 against CLE: 56 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Nailor played 17 games for MIN and scored 100.7 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing WR61.

He caught 29 of 53 targets for 444 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 332 air yards.

He was on the field for 65 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Elic Ayomanor played 16 games for TEN and scored 116.5 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR55.

He caught 41 of 89 targets for 515 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 400 air yards.

He was on the field for 79 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 Elic Ayomanor for Jalen Nailor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Nailor projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 9 games), Elic Ayomanor 35 (3.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jalen Nailor over Elic Ayomanor.
Should I drop Jalen Nailor for Elic Ayomanor?
No. Keep Jalen Nailor: he projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 9 games), Elic Ayomanor 35 (3.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jalen Nailor over Elic Ayomanor.