Start Germie Bernard or Terry McLaurin? Week 8

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

Start Germie Bernard over Terry McLaurin

Terry McLaurin is listed out, so Germie Bernard starts despite the lower projection.

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

Terry McLaurin

WR · WAS · vs PHI · Out

Market projects: 9.9; recent weeks avg
PHI D vs WR: 40.1; 2nd most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 6
Target share: 18%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Germie Bernard for Terry McLaurin?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Terry McLaurin projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Germie Bernard over Terry McLaurin. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Terry McLaurin is listed out.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Germie Bernard over Terry McLaurin in Week 8.

Terry McLaurin 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 Terry McLaurin yet. His market-based projections were 9.5 and 10.3 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 9.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Terry McLaurin 0.5 points ahead of Germie Bernard on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Terry McLaurin and WAS host PHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PHI allowed 40.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 184 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against PHI.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Terry McLaurin has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Terry McLaurin is listed as out with a knee injury.

Germie Bernard is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Terry McLaurin played 61 percent of WAS snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Terry McLaurin, Week 2 against DAL: 50 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 2 catches for 50 yards.

Terry McLaurin, Week 3 against SEA: 52 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 77 yards, 1 touchdown.

Terry McLaurin, Week 5 against NYG: 36 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 62 yards.

Terry McLaurin, Week 6 against SF: 7 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 27 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Terry McLaurin played 10 games for WAS and scored 114.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing WR56.

He caught 38 of 60 targets for 582 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 489 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 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 Terry McLaurin?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Terry McLaurin projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Germie Bernard over Terry McLaurin. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Terry McLaurin is listed out.
Should I drop Terry McLaurin for Germie Bernard?
No. Keep Terry McLaurin: he projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Germie Bernard over Terry McLaurin. Terry McLaurin is listed out.