Start Jalen Nailor or Jerry Jeudy? Week 8

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

Jeudy projects lower, 4.0 to 5.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 134 for Jeudy, 174 for Nailor.

Start

Jerry Jeudy

WR · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 4.0; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs WR: 30.2; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 23 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Sit

Jalen Nailor

WR · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 5.0; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs WR: 30.6; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 35 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 55%; Through Week 7
Target share: 9%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Jalen Nailor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Nailor projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 9 games), Jerry Jeudy 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jalen Nailor. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jerry Jeudy over Jalen Nailor in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jerry Jeudy at 4.0 points and Jalen Nailor at 5.0, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jerry Jeudy still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 134 against 174, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Jerry Jeudy this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (3.5, 3.9 and 4.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jalen Nailor this week yet, so his 5.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (5.8 and 4.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jalen Nailor yet. His market-based projections were 5.9 and 4.0 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 5.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jerry Jeudy yet. His market-based projections were 3.5, 3.9 and 4.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 4.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Jalen Nailor 0.9 points ahead of Jerry Jeudy on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jalen Nailor 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.

Jerry Jeudy and CLE visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 30.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 147 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT.

By points allowed to the position, Jalen Nailor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jalen Nailor is not on the injury report.

Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jalen Nailor played 55 percent of LV snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Nailor, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 4 against KC: 19 of 84 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 6 against BUF: 42 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 7 against LAR: 51 of 68 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Through Week 7, Jerry Jeudy played 59 percent of CLE snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 4 against PIT: 24 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 5 against NYJ: 55 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 6 against BAL: 39 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 7 against TEN: 43 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Nailor played 17 games for MIN and scored 100.7 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing WR61.

He caught 29 of 53 targets for 444 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 332 air yards.

He was on the field for 65 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.

He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 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 Jerry Jeudy for Jalen Nailor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Nailor projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 9 games), Jerry Jeudy 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jalen Nailor. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Jalen Nailor for Jerry Jeudy?
No. Keep Jalen Nailor: he projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 9 games), Jerry Jeudy 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jalen Nailor.