Start Jameson Williams or Jakobi Meyers? Week 8

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

Start Jameson Williams over Jakobi Meyers

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Jameson Williams

WR · DET · vs MIN

Market projects: 10.8; fantasy pts
MIN D vs WR: 25.3; 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 68 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 89%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

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Jakobi Meyers

WR · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 9.9; fantasy pts
IND D vs WR: 29.0; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 93 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 80%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jakobi Meyers for Jameson Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 113 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 10 games), Jakobi Meyers 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jameson Williams over Jakobi Meyers, 10.9 to 9.9 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jameson Williams over Jakobi Meyers in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jameson Williams at 10.8 points and Jakobi Meyers at 9.9, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Jameson Williams at ADP 44 and Jakobi Meyers at 91.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.9 fantasy points for Jameson Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 52 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (9, 9 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for Jakobi Meyers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jakobi Meyers is 40 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (6, 6 and 6 market sources).

That puts Jameson Williams 0.9 points ahead of Jakobi Meyers on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jameson Williams and DET host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 25.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 124 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN.

Jakobi Meyers and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 29.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.

By points allowed to the position, Jakobi Meyers has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.

Jakobi Meyers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jameson Williams played 89 percent of DET snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Jameson Williams, Week 3 against NYJ: 53 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 49 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jameson Williams, Week 7 against GB: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 91 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 6, Jakobi Meyers played 80 percent of JAX snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 4 against CIN: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 5 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 37 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 6 against HOU: 53 of 71 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Jakobi Meyers for Jameson Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 113 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 10 games), Jakobi Meyers 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jameson Williams over Jakobi Meyers, 10.9 to 9.9 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Jameson Williams for Jakobi Meyers?
No. Keep Jameson Williams: he projects 113 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 10 games), Jakobi Meyers 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jameson Williams over Jakobi Meyers, 10.9 to 9.9 projected PPR points.