Start Kyle Williams or Elic Ayomanor? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kyle Williams over Elic Ayomanor

Start

Kyle Williams

WR · NE · at MIA

Market projects: 4.0; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs WR: 23.8; 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 14 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 30%; Through Week 7
Target share: 6%; 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 Kyle Williams for Elic Ayomanor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Elic Ayomanor projects 35 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.9 a game over 9 games), Kyle Williams 29 (3.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kyle Williams over Elic Ayomanor. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Kyle Williams over Elic Ayomanor in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Kyle Williams at 4.0 points and Elic Ayomanor at 4.0, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kyle Williams this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (3.7 and 4.4); 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 Kyle Williams yet. His market-based projections were 3.7 and 4.4 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 4.1, 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 Kyle Williams 0.1 points ahead of Elic Ayomanor on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Kyle Williams 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.

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

Kyle Williams is not on the injury report.

Elic Ayomanor is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Kyle Williams played 30 percent of NE snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Williams, Week 4 against BUF: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 5 against LV: 27 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 91 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyle Williams, Week 6 against NYJ: 25 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 7 against CHI: 21 of 54 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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, Kyle Williams played 17 games for NE and scored 49.2 PPR points, 2.9 a game, finishing WR112.

He caught 10 of 21 targets for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 130 air yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 Kyle Williams for Elic Ayomanor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Elic Ayomanor projects 35 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.9 a game over 9 games), Kyle Williams 29 (3.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kyle Williams over Elic Ayomanor. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Elic Ayomanor for Kyle Williams?
No. Keep Elic Ayomanor: he projects 35 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.9 a game over 9 games), Kyle Williams 29 (3.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kyle Williams over Elic Ayomanor.