Start Ja'Kobi Lane or Makai Lemon? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 3:17 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Makai Lemon over Ja'Kobi Lane

Start

Makai Lemon

WR · PHI · at WAS

Market projects: 7.5; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs WR: 35.9; 6th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 92 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 7
Target share: 16%; Through Week 7

Sit

Ja'Kobi Lane

WR · BAL · at BUF

Market projects: 6.9; fantasy pts
BUF D vs WR: 42.3; most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 54%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Ja'Kobi Lane for Makai Lemon?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Makai Lemon projects 53 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 9 games), Ja'Kobi Lane 37 (4.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Makai Lemon over Ja'Kobi Lane.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Makai Lemon over Ja'Kobi Lane in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Makai Lemon at 7.5 points and Ja'Kobi Lane at 6.9, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Makai Lemon this week yet, so his 7.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.2, 5.3 and 10.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Makai Lemon at ADP 140 and Ja'Kobi Lane at 201.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Makai Lemon yet. His market-based projections were 7.2, 5.3 and 10.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 7.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Makai Lemon is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.9 fantasy points for Ja'Kobi Lane, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ja'Kobi Lane is 28 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9 and 10 market sources).

That puts Makai Lemon 0.6 points ahead of Ja'Kobi Lane on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Makai Lemon and PHI visit WAS on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

WAS allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 158 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against WAS.

Ja'Kobi Lane and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 42.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 174 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against BUF.

By points allowed to the position, Ja'Kobi Lane has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Makai Lemon is not on the injury report.

Ja'Kobi Lane is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Makai Lemon played 76 percent of PHI snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Makai Lemon, Week 4 against LAR: 45 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 5 against JAX: 50 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 43 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 7 against DAL: 60 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 67 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Ja'Kobi Lane played 54 percent of BAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 1 against IND: 27 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 6 against CLE: 31 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 7 against CIN: 46 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

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 Ja'Kobi Lane for Makai Lemon?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Makai Lemon projects 53 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 9 games), Ja'Kobi Lane 37 (4.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Makai Lemon over Ja'Kobi Lane.
Should I drop Makai Lemon for Ja'Kobi Lane?
No. Keep Makai Lemon: he projects 53 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 9 games), Ja'Kobi Lane 37 (4.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Makai Lemon over Ja'Kobi Lane.