Start Germie Bernard or Ladd McConkey? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Germie Bernard over Ladd McConkey

Start

Germie Bernard

WR · PIT · vs CLE

Market projects: 9.4; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR: 31.8; 14th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 54 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

Sit

Ladd McConkey

WR · LAC · at LAR · Out

Market projects: 9.2; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs WR: 26.8; 5th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 46%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Germie Bernard for Ladd McConkey?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ladd McConkey projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 10 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Germie Bernard over Ladd McConkey. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Ladd McConkey is listed out.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Germie Bernard over Ladd McConkey in Week 8.

Ladd McConkey is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Germie Bernard.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Germie Bernard yet. His market-based projections were 5.7, 10.5 and 12.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Germie Bernard is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ladd McConkey yet. His market-based projections were 9.3 and 9.0 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ladd McConkey is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Germie Bernard 0.3 points ahead of Ladd McConkey on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Germie Bernard and PIT host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 31.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against CLE.

Ladd McConkey and LAC visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 106 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against LAR.

By points allowed to the position, Germie Bernard has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Germie Bernard is not on the injury report.

Ladd McConkey is listed as out with a concussion injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Germie Bernard played 61 percent of PIT snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Germie Bernard, Week 4 against CLE: 29 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 5 against IND: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 80 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 6 against TB: 74 of 79 snaps, 12 targets and 11 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

Germie Bernard, Week 7 against NO: 58 of 64 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 6, Ladd McConkey played 46 percent of LAC snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Ladd McConkey, Week 2 against LV: 31 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 3 against BUF: 61 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 66 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 4 against SEA: 24 of 71 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 6 against KC: 8 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ladd McConkey played 16 games for LAC and scored 180.9 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing WR30.

He caught 66 of 106 targets for 789 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 479 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 Germie Bernard for Ladd McConkey?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ladd McConkey projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 10 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Germie Bernard over Ladd McConkey. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Ladd McConkey is listed out.
Should I drop Ladd McConkey for Germie Bernard?
No. Keep Ladd McConkey: he projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 10 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Germie Bernard over Ladd McConkey. Ladd McConkey is listed out.