Start Jerry Jeudy or Jauan Jennings? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 10:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jerry Jeudy over Jauan Jennings

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

Jauan Jennings

WR · MIN · at DET

Market projects: 3.5; recent weeks avg
DET D vs WR: 39.2; 3rd most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 50 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 7
Target share: 6%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jauan Jennings for Jerry Jeudy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jerry Jeudy projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 9 games), Jauan Jennings 12 (1.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jauan Jennings.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jerry Jeudy over Jauan Jennings in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jerry Jeudy at 4.0 points and Jauan Jennings at 3.5, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 Jauan Jennings this week yet, so his 3.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (4.8 and 2.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jerry Jeudy at ADP 134 and Jauan Jennings at 154.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jauan Jennings yet. His market-based projections were 4.9 and 2.1 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 3.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jauan Jennings is 0.1 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Jerry Jeudy 0.6 points ahead of Jauan Jennings on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Jauan Jennings and MIN visit DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 39.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DET.

By points allowed to the position, Jauan Jennings has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.

Jauan Jennings is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 7, Jauan Jennings played 70 percent of MIN snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Jauan Jennings, Week 3 against TB: 47 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 4 against MIA: 74 of 78 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 5 against NO: 49 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 7 against IND: 33 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 34 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Jauan Jennings played 15 games for SF and scored 173.3 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing WR33.

He caught 55 of 90 targets for 643 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 462 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 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 Jauan Jennings for Jerry Jeudy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jerry Jeudy projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 9 games), Jauan Jennings 12 (1.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jauan Jennings.
Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Jauan Jennings?
No. Keep Jerry Jeudy: he projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 9 games), Jauan Jennings 12 (1.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Jauan Jennings.