Start Kalif Raymond or Jahan Dotson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kalif Raymond over Jahan Dotson

Start

Kalif Raymond

WR · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 6.0; fantasy pts
SEA D vs WR: 20.9; fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 2 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 7
Target share: 14%; Through Week 7

Sit

Jahan Dotson

WR · ATL · at TB

Market projects: 5.5; recent weeks avg
TB D vs WR: 29.9; 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 20 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jahan Dotson for Kalif Raymond?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kalif Raymond projects 59 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 9 games), Jahan Dotson 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kalif Raymond over Jahan Dotson.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Kalif Raymond over Jahan Dotson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Kalif Raymond at 6.0 points and Jahan Dotson at 5.5, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jahan Dotson this week yet, so his 5.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (4.7, 5.3 and 6.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Kalif Raymond, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kalif Raymond is 23 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9 and 8 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jahan Dotson yet. His market-based projections were 4.7, 5.3 and 6.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Kalif Raymond 0.4 points ahead of Jahan Dotson on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Kalif Raymond and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 92 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA.

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, Jahan Dotson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Kalif Raymond played 61 percent of CHI snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 6 against ATL: 36 of 77 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 7 against NE: 48 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 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 Jahan Dotson for Kalif Raymond?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kalif Raymond projects 59 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 9 games), Jahan Dotson 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kalif Raymond over Jahan Dotson.
Should I drop Kalif Raymond for Jahan Dotson?
No. Keep Kalif Raymond: he projects 59 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 9 games), Jahan Dotson 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kalif Raymond over Jahan Dotson.

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