Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Marvin Mims Jr.?

Not on these numbers alone. Jerry Jeudy projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 9 games) and Marvin Mims Jr. 33 (3.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Marvin Mims Jr.

Start Jerry Jeudy or Marvin Mims Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 26, 7:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jerry Jeudy over Marvin Mims Jr.

Start

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

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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

Should I drop Marvin Mims Jr. for Jerry Jeudy?

Not on these numbers alone. Marvin Mims Jr. projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.7 a game over 9 games) and Jerry Jeudy 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Marvin Mims Jr.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jerry Jeudy over Marvin Mims Jr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jerry Jeudy at 4.0 points and Marvin Mims Jr. at 3.5, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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. 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.

What the market projects

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.

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.

That puts Jerry Jeudy 0.5 points ahead of Marvin Mims Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

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.

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

Injury status

Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.

Marvin Mims Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

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 Marvin Mims Jr. for Jerry Jeudy?
Not on these numbers alone. Marvin Mims Jr. projects 33 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.7 a game over 9 games) and Jerry Jeudy 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Marvin Mims Jr.
Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Marvin Mims Jr.?
Not on these numbers alone. Jerry Jeudy projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 9 games) and Marvin Mims Jr. 33 (3.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Marvin Mims Jr.