Start Parker Washington or Garrett Wilson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Garrett Wilson over Parker Washington

Start

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

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Parker Washington

WR · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 13.6; recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR: 29.0; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 84 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 77%; Through Week 6
Target share: 26%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Parker Washington 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), Parker Washington 136 (13.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Garrett Wilson over Parker Washington.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Garrett Wilson over Parker Washington in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Garrett Wilson at 15.4 points and Parker Washington at 13.6, a gap of 1.9. 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. No player market is posted for Parker Washington this week yet, so his 13.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (13.5 and 13.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Garrett Wilson at ADP 27 and Parker Washington at 59.

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).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Parker Washington yet. His market-based projections were 13.5 and 13.6 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 13.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Parker Washington is 0.6 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Garrett Wilson 1.9 points ahead of Parker Washington 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.

Parker Washington 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, Garrett Wilson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Garrett Wilson is not on the injury report.

Parker Washington is not on the injury report.

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 6, Parker Washington played 77 percent of JAX snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Parker Washington, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Parker Washington, Week 4 against CIN: 49 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 5 against PHI: 59 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 124 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Parker Washington, Week 6 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 11 targets and 4 catches for 64 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, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 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 Parker Washington 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), Parker Washington 136 (13.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Garrett Wilson over Parker Washington.
Should I drop Garrett Wilson for Parker Washington?
No. Keep Garrett Wilson: he projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 9 games), Parker Washington 136 (13.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Garrett Wilson over Parker Washington.

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