Start Emeka Egbuka or Jakobi Meyers? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Jakobi Meyers over Emeka Egbuka in Week 8.

Emeka Egbuka is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Jakobi Meyers. Drafters take Jakobi Meyers at ADP 91 and Emeka Egbuka at 36.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka yet. His market-based projections were 8.9 and 8.9 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 8.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jakobi Meyers yet. His market-based projections were 9.0 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Emeka Egbuka 0.3 points ahead of Jakobi Meyers on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Emeka Egbuka and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 34.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 170 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

Jakobi Meyers and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 29.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.

By points allowed to the position, Emeka Egbuka has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emeka Egbuka is listed as out with a concussion injury.

Jakobi Meyers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Emeka Egbuka played 86 percent of TB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 3 against MIN: 51 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 4 against GB: 59 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 5 against DAL: 64 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 6 against PIT: 64 of 74 snaps, 16 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Jakobi Meyers played 80 percent of JAX snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 4 against CIN: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 5 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 37 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 6 against HOU: 53 of 71 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Courtland Sutton over Emeka Egbuka.
• Start Jordan Addison over Emeka Egbuka.
• Start Keon Coleman over Emeka Egbuka.
• Start Jakobi Meyers over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Jakobi Meyers.