Start Kyle Williams or Jerry Jeudy? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kyle Williams over Jerry Jeudy

Start

Kyle Williams

WR · NE · at MIA

Market projects: 4.0; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs WR: 23.8; 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 14 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 30%; Through Week 7
Target share: 6%; Through Week 7

Sit

Jerry Jeudy

WR · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 4.0; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs WR: 30.2; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 23 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Kyle Williams for Jerry Jeudy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jerry Jeudy projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 9 games), Kyle Williams 29 (3.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kyle Williams over Jerry Jeudy. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Kyle Williams over Jerry Jeudy in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Kyle Williams at 4.0 points and Jerry Jeudy at 4.0, 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 Kyle Williams this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (3.7 and 4.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jerry Jeudy this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (3.5, 3.9 and 4.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Kyle Williams yet. His market-based projections were 3.7 and 4.4 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 4.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jerry Jeudy yet. His market-based projections were 3.5, 3.9 and 4.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 4.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Kyle Williams 0.0 points ahead of Jerry Jeudy on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Kyle Williams and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 23.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 116 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA.

Jerry Jeudy and CLE visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 30.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 147 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT.

By points allowed to the position, Jerry Jeudy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kyle Williams is not on the injury report.

Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Kyle Williams played 30 percent of NE snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Williams, Week 4 against BUF: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 5 against LV: 27 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 91 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyle Williams, Week 6 against NYJ: 25 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 7 against CHI: 21 of 54 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 7, Jerry Jeudy played 59 percent of CLE snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 4 against PIT: 24 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 5 against NYJ: 55 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 6 against BAL: 39 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 7 against TEN: 43 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kyle Williams played 17 games for NE and scored 49.2 PPR points, 2.9 a game, finishing WR112.

He caught 10 of 21 targets for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 130 air yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.

He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Kyle Williams for Jerry Jeudy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jerry Jeudy projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 9 games), Kyle Williams 29 (3.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kyle Williams over Jerry Jeudy. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Kyle Williams?
No. Keep Jerry Jeudy: he projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 9 games), Kyle Williams 29 (3.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kyle Williams over Jerry Jeudy.