Start Elic Ayomanor or Tim Patrick? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 5:56 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Elic Ayomanor over Tim Patrick

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; 36 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Sit

Tim Patrick

WR · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 3.2; recent weeks avg
LV D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 6 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 7
Target share: 7%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Tim Patrick for Elic Ayomanor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Elic Ayomanor projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.7 a game over 9 games), Tim Patrick 6 (0.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Elic Ayomanor over Tim Patrick.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Elic Ayomanor over Tim Patrick in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Elic Ayomanor at 4.0 points and Tim Patrick at 3.2, a gap of 0.8. 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 Tim Patrick this week yet, so his 3.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (2.4 and 4.0); 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 Tim Patrick yet. His market-based projections were 2.4 and 4.0 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 3.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Elic Ayomanor 0.8 points ahead of Tim Patrick 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.

Tim Patrick and NYJ host LV on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LV allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against LV.

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

Injury status

Elic Ayomanor is not on the injury report.

Tim Patrick 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, Tim Patrick played 60 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Tim Patrick, Week 5 against CLE: 65 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Tim Patrick, Week 6 against NE: 43 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Tim Patrick, Week 7 against MIA: 7 of 59 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, Tim Patrick played 16 games for JAX and scored 51.7 PPR points, 3.2 a game, finishing WR107.

He caught 15 of 24 targets for 187 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 133 air yards.

He was on the field for 31 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 Tim Patrick for Elic Ayomanor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Elic Ayomanor projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.7 a game over 9 games), Tim Patrick 6 (0.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Elic Ayomanor over Tim Patrick.
Should I drop Elic Ayomanor for Tim Patrick?
No. Keep Elic Ayomanor: he projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.7 a game over 9 games), Tim Patrick 6 (0.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Elic Ayomanor over Tim Patrick.

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