Should I drop Ted Hurst III for Ja'Kobi Lane?

Not on these numbers alone. Ted Hurst III projects 40 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.4 a game over 9 games) and Ja'Kobi Lane 37 (4.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ja'Kobi Lane over Ted Hurst III.

Start Ja'Kobi Lane or Ted Hurst III? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 4:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ja'Kobi Lane over Ted Hurst III

Start

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

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Ted Hurst III

WR · TB · vs ATL

Market projects: 5.3; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR: 34.4; 11th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 57 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 7
Target share: 9%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Ja'Kobi Lane for Ted Hurst III?

Not on these numbers alone. Ja'Kobi Lane projects 37 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.1 a game over 9 games) and Ted Hurst III 40 (4.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ja'Kobi Lane over Ted Hurst III.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ja'Kobi Lane over Ted Hurst III in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ja'Kobi Lane at 6.9 points and Ted Hurst III at 5.3, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Ted Hurst III this week yet, so his 5.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (4.3, 3.5 and 8.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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 (8, 8 and 10 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ted Hurst III yet. His market-based projections were 4.3, 3.5 and 8.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ted Hurst III is 0.2 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Ja'Kobi Lane 1.6 points ahead of Ted Hurst III on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Ted Hurst III and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 34.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 170 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

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

Injury status

Ja'Kobi Lane is not on the injury report.

Ted Hurst III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 7, Ted Hurst III played 56 percent of TB snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Ted Hurst III, Week 7 against CAR: 35 of 63 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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 Ted Hurst III?
Not on these numbers alone. Ja'Kobi Lane projects 37 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.1 a game over 9 games) and Ted Hurst III 40 (4.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ja'Kobi Lane over Ted Hurst III.
Should I drop Ted Hurst III for Ja'Kobi Lane?
Not on these numbers alone. Ted Hurst III projects 40 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.4 a game over 9 games) and Ja'Kobi Lane 37 (4.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ja'Kobi Lane over Ted Hurst III.

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