Start Jauan Jennings or Konata Mumpfield? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Konata Mumpfield over Jauan Jennings in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Konata Mumpfield at 3.7 points and Jauan Jennings at 3.5, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Konata Mumpfield this week yet, so his 3.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (2.2 and 5.2); 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.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Konata Mumpfield yet. His market-based projections were 2.2 and 5.2 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 3.7, 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 Konata Mumpfield 0.2 points ahead of Jauan Jennings on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Konata Mumpfield and LAR host LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 30.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against LAC.

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

Konata Mumpfield is not on the injury report.

Jauan Jennings is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Konata Mumpfield played 41 percent of LAR snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 1 percent of the red zone chances.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 4 against PHI: 23 of 84 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 5 against BUF: 6 of 82 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 6 against ARI: 27 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 7 against LV: 31 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 15 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, Konata Mumpfield played 17 games for LAR and scored 25.2 PPR points, 1.5 a game, finishing WR145.

He caught 10 of 23 targets for 92 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 67 air yards.

He was on the field for 32 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

• Start Cody White over Konata Mumpfield.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Konata Mumpfield.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Konata Mumpfield.
• Start Cody White over Jauan Jennings.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Jauan Jennings.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Jauan Jennings.