Start Jerry Jeudy or Jahan Dotson? Week 8

Updated Oct 29, 12:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jerry Jeudy over Jahan Dotson

Start

Jerry Jeudy

WR · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 5.5; fantasy pts
PIT D vs WR: 30.2; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 25 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Sit

Jahan Dotson

WR · ATL · at TB

Market projects: 5.1; fantasy pts
TB D vs WR: 29.9; 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 22 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Jahan Dotson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jahan Dotson projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Jerry Jeudy 38 (4.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jahan Dotson, 5.5 to 5.1 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jerry Jeudy over Jahan Dotson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jerry Jeudy at 5.5 points and Jahan Dotson at 5.1, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.5 fantasy points for Jerry Jeudy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jerry Jeudy is 22 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (7, 7 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.1 fantasy points for Jahan Dotson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jahan Dotson is 24 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (7, 9 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jerry Jeudy 0.4 points ahead of Jahan Dotson on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jerry Jeudy and CLE visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 30.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 147 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT.

Jahan Dotson and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 135 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.

By points allowed to the position, Jerry Jeudy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jerry Jeudy played 59 percent of CLE snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 4 against PIT: 24 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 5 against NYJ: 55 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 6 against BAL: 39 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 7 against TEN: 43 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 yards.

Through Week 7, Jahan Dotson played 67 percent of ATL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 4 against NO: 36 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 5 against BAL: 42 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 6 against CHI: 47 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 7 against SF: 38 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.

He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Jerry Jeudy for Jahan Dotson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jahan Dotson projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Jerry Jeudy 38 (4.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jahan Dotson, 5.5 to 5.1 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Jahan Dotson for Jerry Jeudy?
No. Keep Jahan Dotson: he projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Jerry Jeudy 38 (4.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jahan Dotson, 5.5 to 5.1 projected PPR points.