Start Jalen Coker or Garrett Wilson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 26, 5:43 PM ET: Jalen Coker: Listed Questionable (Shoulder) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Garrett Wilson over Jalen Coker

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Garrett Wilson

WR · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 15.4; recent weeks avg
LV D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 58 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 90%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

Sit

Jalen Coker

WR · CAR · at GB · Questionable

Market projects: 13.3; fantasy pts
GB D vs WR: 35.7; 9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 38 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 23%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jalen Coker for Garrett Wilson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Garrett Wilson projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 9 games), Jalen Coker 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Garrett Wilson over Jalen Coker. Jalen Coker is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Garrett Wilson over Jalen Coker in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Garrett Wilson at 15.4 points and Jalen Coker at 13.3, a gap of 2.1. No player market is posted for Garrett Wilson this week yet, so his 15.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (16.0, 15.8 and 14.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Garrett Wilson at ADP 27 and Jalen Coker at 126.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Garrett Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 15.8 and 14.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 15.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Garrett Wilson is 0-1 touchdowns (6 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.3 fantasy points for Jalen Coker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 64 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Garrett Wilson 2.1 points ahead of Jalen Coker on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Garrett Wilson 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.

Jalen Coker and CAR visit GB on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

GB allowed 35.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.

By points allowed to the position, Jalen Coker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Garrett Wilson is not on the injury report.

Jalen Coker is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Garrett Wilson played 90 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Garrett Wilson, Week 4 against CHI: 32 of 32 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Garrett Wilson, Week 5 against CLE: 65 of 70 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 104 yards, 1 touchdown.

Garrett Wilson, Week 6 against NE: 61 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Garrett Wilson, Week 7 against MIA: 50 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Through Week 7, Jalen Coker played 67 percent of CAR snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Coker, Week 2 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 66 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 3 against CLE: 28 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 6 against PHI: 59 of 79 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 97 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 7 against TB: 37 of 56 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Garrett Wilson played 7 games for NYJ and scored 99.5 PPR points, 14.2 a game, finishing WR62.

He caught 36 of 59 targets for 395 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 291 air yards.

He was on the field for 89 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 Jalen Coker for Garrett Wilson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Garrett Wilson projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 9 games), Jalen Coker 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Garrett Wilson over Jalen Coker. Jalen Coker is listed questionable.
Should I drop Garrett Wilson for Jalen Coker?
No. Keep Garrett Wilson: he projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 9 games), Jalen Coker 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Garrett Wilson over Jalen Coker. Jalen Coker is listed questionable.

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