Start Tetairoa McMillan or Jalen Coker? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 12:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 26, 5:43 PM ET: Jalen Coker: Listed Questionable (Shoulder) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Tetairoa McMillan over Jalen Coker

Start

Tetairoa McMillan

WR · CAR · at GB

Market projects: 15.3; fantasy pts
GB D vs WR: 35.7; 9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 73 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

Sit

Jalen Coker

WR · CAR · at GB · Questionable

Market projects: 13.3; fantasy pts
GB D vs WR: 35.7; 9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 38 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 23%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jalen Coker for Tetairoa McMillan?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tetairoa McMillan projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.6 a game over 10 games), Jalen Coker 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tetairoa McMillan over Jalen Coker, 15.3 to 13.3 projected PPR points. Jalen Coker is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Tetairoa McMillan over Jalen Coker in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Tetairoa McMillan at 15.3 points and Jalen Coker at 13.3, a gap of 2.0. Drafters take Tetairoa McMillan at ADP 31 and Jalen Coker at 126.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.3 fantasy points for Tetairoa McMillan, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tetairoa McMillan is 74 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.3 fantasy points for Jalen Coker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 64 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Tetairoa McMillan 2.0 points ahead of Jalen Coker on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Tetairoa McMillan and CAR visit GB on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

GB allowed 35.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.

Jalen Coker and CAR visit GB on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

GB allowed 35.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.

Injury status

Tetairoa McMillan is not on the injury report.

Jalen Coker is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Tetairoa McMillan played 82 percent of CAR snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 3 against CLE: 73 of 77 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 4 against DET: 67 of 75 snaps, 16 targets and 14 catches for 192 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 6 against PHI: 60 of 79 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 86 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 7 against TB: 38 of 56 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Through Week 7, Jalen Coker played 67 percent of CAR snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Coker, Week 2 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 66 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 3 against CLE: 28 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 6 against PHI: 59 of 79 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 97 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 7 against TB: 37 of 56 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tetairoa McMillan played 17 games for CAR and scored 211.4 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR16.

He caught 70 of 122 targets for 1014 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 745 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 Jalen Coker for Tetairoa McMillan?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tetairoa McMillan projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.6 a game over 10 games), Jalen Coker 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tetairoa McMillan over Jalen Coker, 15.3 to 13.3 projected PPR points. Jalen Coker is listed questionable.
Should I drop Tetairoa McMillan for Jalen Coker?
No. Keep Tetairoa McMillan: he projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.6 a game over 10 games), Jalen Coker 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tetairoa McMillan over Jalen Coker, 15.3 to 13.3 projected PPR points. Jalen Coker is listed questionable.

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