Should I drop Elic Ayomanor for Jerry Jeudy?

Not on these numbers alone. Elic Ayomanor projects 35 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.9 a game over 9 games) and Jerry Jeudy 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Elic Ayomanor.

Start Jerry Jeudy or Elic Ayomanor? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jerry Jeudy over Elic Ayomanor

Start

Jerry Jeudy

WR · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 4.0; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs WR: 30.2; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 23 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; 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 Jerry Jeudy for Elic Ayomanor?

Not on these numbers alone. Jerry Jeudy projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 9 games) and Elic Ayomanor 35 (3.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Elic Ayomanor.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jerry Jeudy over Elic Ayomanor in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jerry Jeudy at 4.0 points and Elic Ayomanor at 4.0, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jerry Jeudy this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (3.5, 3.9 and 4.7); 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 Jerry Jeudy yet. His market-based projections were 3.5, 3.9 and 4.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 4.0, 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 Jerry Jeudy 0.0 points ahead of Elic Ayomanor on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jerry Jeudy and CLE visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 30.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 147 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT.

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

Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.

Elic Ayomanor is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jerry Jeudy played 59 percent of CLE snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 4 against PIT: 24 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 5 against NYJ: 55 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 6 against BAL: 39 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 7 against TEN: 43 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 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, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.

He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Jerry Jeudy for Elic Ayomanor?
Not on these numbers alone. Jerry Jeudy projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 9 games) and Elic Ayomanor 35 (3.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Elic Ayomanor.
Should I drop Elic Ayomanor for Jerry Jeudy?
Not on these numbers alone. Elic Ayomanor projects 35 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.9 a game over 9 games) and Jerry Jeudy 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Elic Ayomanor.