Start Puka Nacua or Garrett Wilson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 5:56 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Latest

Oct 23, 3:17 PM ET: Rams WR Puka Nacua misses practice, questionable vs. Raiders with calf injury (ESPN)
Oct 22, 6:43 PM ET: Puka Nacua: Listed Questionable (Calf) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Puka Nacua over Garrett Wilson

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Puka Nacua

WR · LAR · vs LAC

Market projects: 21.3; recent weeks avg
LAC D vs WR: 30.0; 13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 99 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 85%; Through Week 7
Target share: 32%; Through Week 7

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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

Should I drop Garrett Wilson for Puka Nacua?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Puka Nacua projects 194 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (21.5 a game over 9 games), Garrett Wilson 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Puka Nacua over Garrett Wilson.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Puka Nacua over Garrett Wilson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Puka Nacua at 21.3 points and Garrett Wilson at 15.4, a gap of 5.9. No player market is posted for Puka Nacua this week yet, so his 21.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (21.7, 22.5 and 19.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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 Puka Nacua at ADP 3 and Garrett Wilson at 27.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Puka Nacua yet. His market-based projections were 21.7, 22.5 and 19.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 21.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Puka Nacua is 0.8 touchdowns (8 market sources).

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).

That puts Puka Nacua 5.9 points ahead of Garrett Wilson on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Puka Nacua and LAR host LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 30.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against LAC.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Garrett Wilson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Puka Nacua is not on the injury report.

Garrett Wilson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Puka Nacua played 85 percent of LAR snaps, drew 32 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Puka Nacua, Week 4 against PHI: 76 of 84 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 12 targets and 9 catches for 125 yards, 1 touchdown.

Puka Nacua, Week 5 against BUF: 70 of 82 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 24 targets and 17 catches for 138 yards, 1 touchdown.

Puka Nacua, Week 6 against ARI: 52 of 58 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 80 yards.

Puka Nacua, Week 7 against LV: 61 of 72 snaps, 2 carries for 10 yards, 10 targets and 8 catches for 68 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Puka Nacua played 16 games for LAR and scored 375.0 PPR points, 23.4 a game, finishing WR1.

He caught 129 of 166 targets for 1715 yards and 10 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 1049 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Garrett Wilson for Puka Nacua?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Puka Nacua projects 194 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (21.5 a game over 9 games), Garrett Wilson 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Puka Nacua over Garrett Wilson.
Should I drop Puka Nacua for Garrett Wilson?
No. Keep Puka Nacua: he projects 194 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (21.5 a game over 9 games), Garrett Wilson 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Puka Nacua over Garrett Wilson.

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