Start Elic Ayomanor or Joshua Palmer? Week 8

Updated Oct 29, 2:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Elic Ayomanor over Joshua Palmer

Start

Elic Ayomanor

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 4.2; fantasy pts
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 40 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Sit

Joshua Palmer

WR · BUF · vs BAL

Market projects: 3.4; fantasy pts
BAL D vs WR: 35.8; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 50 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 37%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Elic Ayomanor for Joshua Palmer?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Joshua Palmer projects 40 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.0 a game over 10 games), Elic Ayomanor 36 (4.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Elic Ayomanor over Joshua Palmer, 4.2 to 3.4 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Elic Ayomanor over Joshua Palmer in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Elic Ayomanor at 4.2 points and Joshua Palmer at 3.4, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.2 fantasy points for Elic Ayomanor, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Elic Ayomanor is 19 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (6, 5 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.4 fantasy points for Joshua Palmer, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Joshua Palmer is 12 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (8, 8 and 12 market sources).

That puts Elic Ayomanor 0.8 points ahead of Joshua Palmer on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Joshua Palmer and BUF host BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 35.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 182 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against BAL.

By points allowed to the position, Joshua Palmer has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Elic Ayomanor is not on the injury report.

Joshua Palmer is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 6, Joshua Palmer played 37 percent of BUF snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Joshua Palmer, Week 2 against DET: 28 of 74 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 43 yards, 1 touchdown.

Joshua Palmer, Week 3 against LAC: 21 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Joshua Palmer, Week 4 against NE: 35 of 59 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Joshua Palmer, Week 6 against LV: 17 of 68 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 37 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Joshua Palmer played 12 games for BUF and scored 52.3 PPR points, 4.4 a game, finishing WR105.

He caught 22 of 37 targets for 303 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 249 air yards.

He was on the field for 46 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 Joshua Palmer?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Joshua Palmer projects 40 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.0 a game over 10 games), Elic Ayomanor 36 (4.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Elic Ayomanor over Joshua Palmer, 4.2 to 3.4 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Joshua Palmer for Elic Ayomanor?
No. Keep Joshua Palmer: he projects 40 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.0 a game over 10 games), Elic Ayomanor 36 (4.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Elic Ayomanor over Joshua Palmer, 4.2 to 3.4 projected PPR points.