Start Emanuel Wilson or Rachaad White? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Emanuel Wilson over Rachaad White

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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

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Rachaad White

RB · WAS · vs PHI

Market projects: 9.4; recent weeks avg
PHI D vs RB: 21.2; 16th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 86 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 53%; Through Week 6
Target share: 10%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Rachaad White 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), Rachaad White 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Rachaad White.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Emanuel Wilson over Rachaad White in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Emanuel Wilson at 12.5 points and Rachaad White at 9.4, a gap of 3.1. No player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson this week yet, so his 12.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (14.2, 12.7 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Rachaad White this week yet, so his 9.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (6.8 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

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 Rachaad White yet. His market-based projections were 6.8 and 12.0 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 9.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Emanuel Wilson 3.1 points ahead of Rachaad White 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.

Rachaad White and WAS host PHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PHI allowed 21.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 117 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against PHI and caught passes for 20 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Rachaad White has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.

Rachaad White is not on the injury report.

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 6, Rachaad White played 53 percent of WAS snaps, took 26 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Rachaad White, Week 2 against DAL: 37 of 71 snaps, 7 carries for 43 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 40 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 3 against SEA: 30 of 69 snaps, 8 carries for 35 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rachaad White, Week 5 against NYG: 37 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 6 against SF: 46 of 67 snaps, 7 carries for 27 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

In 2025, Rachaad White played 17 games for TB and scored 143.0 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB32.

He ran 132 times for 572 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 218 yards.

He was on the field for 51 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 Rachaad White 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), Rachaad White 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Rachaad White.
Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Rachaad White?
No. Keep Emanuel Wilson: he projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.7 a game over 9 games), Rachaad White 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Emanuel Wilson over Rachaad White.

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