Start Emanuel Wilson or Jeremiyah Love? Week 8

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

Latest

Oct 23, 2:46 PM ET: Cards rookie RB Jeremiyah Love to miss second straight game with ankle injury (ESPN)
Oct 23, 2:13 PM ET: Jeremiyah Love: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 22, 6:13 PM ET: Jeremiyah Love: Doubtful to Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Emanuel Wilson over Jeremiyah Love

Start

Emanuel Wilson

RB · SEA · vs CHI

Market projects: 12.5; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB: 18.6; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 82 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 7
Target share: 4%; Through Week 7

Sit

Jeremiyah Love

RB · ARI · at DAL · Out

Market projects: 11.5; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs RB: 24.6; 7th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 50%; Through Week 5
Target share: 7%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Jeremiyah Love for Emanuel Wilson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Emanuel Wilson projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.7 a game over 9 games), Jeremiyah Love 96 (10.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love is listed out.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Emanuel Wilson over Jeremiyah Love in Week 8.

Jeremiyah Love is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Emanuel Wilson.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 14.2, 12.7 and 10.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 12.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jeremiyah Love yet. His market-based projections were 12.6 and 10.4 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 11.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Emanuel Wilson 1.0 points ahead of Jeremiyah Love on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Emanuel Wilson and SEA host CHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 18.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 74 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 35 more yards.

Jeremiyah Love and ARI visit DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL and caught passes for 25 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jeremiyah Love has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.

Jeremiyah Love is listed as out with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Emanuel Wilson played 41 percent of SEA snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 6 against DEN: 27 of 85 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 7 against KC: 33 of 69 snaps, 24 carries for 100 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Jeremiyah Love played 50 percent of ARI snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 2 against SEA: 20 of 50 snaps, 9 carries for 29 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 3 against SF: 56 of 87 snaps, 21 carries for 90 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 4 against NYG: 30 of 66 snaps, 14 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -8 yards.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 5 against DET: 36 of 73 snaps, 12 carries for 22 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.

He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 Jeremiyah Love for Emanuel Wilson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Emanuel Wilson projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.7 a game over 9 games), Jeremiyah Love 96 (10.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love is listed out.
Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Jeremiyah Love?
No. Keep Emanuel Wilson: he projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.7 a game over 9 games), Jeremiyah Love 96 (10.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love is listed out.

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