Start Stefon Diggs or Jaylen Waddle? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Jaylen Waddle over Stefon Diggs in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jaylen Waddle at 11.7 points and Stefon Diggs at 11.6, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 Stefon Diggs this week yet, so his 11.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (12.5 and 10.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jaylen Waddle at ADP 43 and Stefon Diggs at 99.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Stefon Diggs yet. His market-based projections were 12.5 and 10.7 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 11.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Jaylen Waddle 0.1 points ahead of Stefon Diggs on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Stefon Diggs and WAS host PHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PHI allowed 40.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 184 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against PHI.

By points allowed to the position, Stefon Diggs has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jaylen Waddle is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Stefon Diggs is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 6, Stefon Diggs played 60 percent of WAS snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Stefon Diggs, Week 2 against DAL: 36 of 71 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Stefon Diggs, Week 3 against SEA: 41 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards.

Stefon Diggs, Week 4 against IND: 42 of 64 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards.

Stefon Diggs, Week 6 against SF: 41 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Stefon Diggs played 17 games for NE and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.

He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 659 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Jaylen Waddle.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Carnell Tate.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Denzel Boston.
• Start A.J. Brown over Stefon Diggs.
• Start Carnell Tate over Stefon Diggs.
• Start Stefon Diggs over Denzel Boston.