Start Michael Wilson or Jaylen Waddle? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Jaylen Waddle over Michael Wilson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jaylen Waddle at 11.7 points and Michael Wilson at 13.9, a gap of 2.2. Jaylen Waddle still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 43 against 77, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Jaylen Waddle this week yet, so his 11.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (12.4, 10.8 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Michael Wilson this week yet, so his 13.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (16.7, 13.4 and 11.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Michael Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 16.7, 13.4 and 11.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 13.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jaylen Waddle yet. His market-based projections were 12.4, 10.8 and 12.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 11.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Michael Wilson 2.2 points ahead of Jaylen Waddle on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Michael Wilson and ARI visit DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 35.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 163 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

Jaylen Waddle 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.

By points allowed to the position, Michael Wilson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Michael Wilson is not on the injury report.

Jaylen Waddle is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Michael Wilson played 90 percent of ARI snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Michael Wilson, Week 4 against NYG: 62 of 66 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 95 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 5 against DET: 61 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 6 against LAR: 66 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 7 against DEN: 73 of 81 snaps, 2 carries for 11 yards, 8 targets and 4 catches for 55 yards.

Through Week 7, Jaylen Waddle played 66 percent of DEN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 4 against SF: 45 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 5 against LAC: 40 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 9 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 6 against SEA: 39 of 60 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 7 against ARI: 34 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Michael Wilson played 17 games for ARI and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 733 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jaylen Waddle played 16 games for MIA and scored 194.1 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing WR24.

He caught 64 of 100 targets for 910 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 682 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Michael Wilson.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Michael Wilson.
• Start Christian Watson over Michael Wilson.
• Start A.J. Brown over Jaylen Waddle.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Carnell Tate.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Denzel Boston.