Start Jakobi Meyers or Tre Tucker? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Meyers projects lower, 8.6 to 9.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 91 for Meyers, 136 for Tucker.

Start

Jakobi Meyers

WR · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 8.6; recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR: 29.0; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 89 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 80%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

Sit

Tre Tucker

WR · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 9.1; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs WR: 30.6; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 7
Target share: 19%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Tre Tucker for Jakobi Meyers?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jakobi Meyers projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Tre Tucker 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jakobi Meyers over Tre Tucker.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jakobi Meyers over Tre Tucker in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jakobi Meyers at 8.6 points and Tre Tucker at 9.1, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jakobi Meyers still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 91 against 136, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Jakobi Meyers this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (9.0 and 8.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Tre Tucker this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.1, 9.1 and 9.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tre Tucker yet. His market-based projections were 9.1, 9.1 and 9.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jakobi Meyers yet. His market-based projections were 9.0 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Tre Tucker 0.5 points ahead of Jakobi Meyers on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Tre Tucker and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 30.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

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, Tre Tucker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Jakobi Meyers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Tre Tucker played 68 percent of LV snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 5 against NE: 45 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for -6 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 6 against BUF: 46 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 97 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tre Tucker, Week 7 against LAR: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 5 catches for 103 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 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 Tre Tucker for Jakobi Meyers?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jakobi Meyers projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Tre Tucker 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jakobi Meyers over Tre Tucker.
Should I drop Jakobi Meyers for Tre Tucker?
No. Keep Jakobi Meyers: he projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games), Tre Tucker 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jakobi Meyers over Tre Tucker.