Start Jauan Jennings or Zachariah Branch? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Jauan Jennings over Zachariah Branch in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jauan Jennings at 3.5 points and Zachariah Branch at 3.3, 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 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. No player market is posted for Zachariah Branch this week yet, so his 3.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (3.3 and 3.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Zachariah Branch yet. His market-based projections were 3.3 and 3.3 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 3.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Jauan Jennings 0.2 points ahead of Zachariah Branch on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Zachariah Branch and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 135 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.

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

Injury status

Jauan Jennings is not on the injury report.

Zachariah Branch is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 7, Zachariah Branch played 25 percent of ATL snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 2 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Zachariah Branch, Week 4 against NO: 13 of 57 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

Zachariah Branch, Week 5 against BAL: 12 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Zachariah Branch, Week 6 against CHI: 19 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Zachariah Branch, Week 7 against SF: 23 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for 8 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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 Jauan Jennings.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Jauan Jennings.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Jauan Jennings.
• Start Cody White over Zachariah Branch.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Zachariah Branch.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Zachariah Branch.