Should I drop Elic Ayomanor for Marvin Mims Jr.?

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 Marvin Mims Jr. 33 (3.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Elic Ayomanor over Marvin Mims Jr.

Start Marvin Mims Jr. or Elic Ayomanor? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 4:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Elic Ayomanor over Marvin Mims Jr.

Start

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

Sit

Marvin Mims Jr.

WR · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 3.5; recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR: 23.7; 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 26%; Through Week 7
Target share: 8%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Marvin Mims Jr. for Elic Ayomanor?

Not on these numbers alone. Marvin Mims Jr. projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.7 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 Elic Ayomanor over Marvin Mims Jr.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Elic Ayomanor over Marvin Mims Jr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Elic Ayomanor at 4.0 points and Marvin Mims Jr. at 3.5, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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. No player market is posted for Marvin Mims Jr. this week yet, so his 3.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (3.5, 3.1 and 3.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Marvin Mims Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 3.5, 3.1 and 3.8 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 3.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Elic Ayomanor 0.5 points ahead of Marvin Mims Jr. on these 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.

Marvin Mims Jr. and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 122 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against KC.

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

Injury status

Elic Ayomanor is not on the injury report.

Marvin Mims Jr. 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 7, Marvin Mims Jr. played 26 percent of DEN snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Marvin Mims Jr., Week 7 against ARI: 16 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 53 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, Marvin Mims Jr. played 15 games for DEN and scored 93.0 PPR points, 6.2 a game, finishing WR66.

He caught 37 of 51 targets for 322 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 91 air yards.

He was on the field for 35 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Marvin Mims Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against LAC: 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 3.0 PPR points.

Marvin Mims Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against KC: 34 of 72 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 4.0 PPR points.

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 Marvin Mims Jr. for Elic Ayomanor?
Not on these numbers alone. Marvin Mims Jr. projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.7 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 Elic Ayomanor over Marvin Mims Jr.
Should I drop Elic Ayomanor for Marvin Mims Jr.?
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 Marvin Mims Jr. 33 (3.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Elic Ayomanor over Marvin Mims Jr.