Start Marvin Mims Jr. or Jauan Jennings? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 4:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Marvin Mims Jr. over Jauan Jennings

Start

Marvin Mims Jr.

WR · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 3.5; recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR: 23.7; 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 26%; Through Week 7
Target share: 8%; 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 Marvin Mims Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Marvin Mims Jr. projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.7 a game over 9 games), Jauan Jennings 12 (1.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Marvin Mims Jr. over Jauan Jennings.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Marvin Mims Jr. over Jauan Jennings in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Marvin Mims Jr. at 3.5 points and Jauan Jennings at 3.5, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Marvin Mims Jr. this week yet, so his 3.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (3.5, 3.1 and 3.8); 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 Marvin Mims Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 3.5, 3.1 and 3.8 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 3.5, 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 Marvin Mims Jr. 0.0 points ahead of Jauan Jennings on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Marvin Mims Jr. and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 122 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against KC.

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

Marvin Mims Jr. is not on the injury report.

Jauan Jennings is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Marvin Mims Jr. played 26 percent of DEN snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Marvin Mims Jr., Week 7 against ARI: 16 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 53 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, Marvin Mims Jr. played 15 games for DEN and scored 93.0 PPR points, 6.2 a game, finishing WR66.

He caught 37 of 51 targets for 322 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 91 air yards.

He was on the field for 35 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Marvin Mims Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against LAC: 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 3.0 PPR points.

Marvin Mims Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against KC: 34 of 72 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 4.0 PPR points.

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 Marvin Mims Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Marvin Mims Jr. projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.7 a game over 9 games), Jauan Jennings 12 (1.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Marvin Mims Jr. over Jauan Jennings.
Should I drop Marvin Mims Jr. for Jauan Jennings?
No. Keep Marvin Mims Jr.: he projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.7 a game over 9 games), Jauan Jennings 12 (1.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Marvin Mims Jr. over Jauan Jennings.