Start Kalif Raymond or Ryan Flournoy? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ryan Flournoy over Kalif Raymond

Start

Ryan Flournoy

WR · DAL · vs ARI

Market projects: 7.8; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR: 33.6; 12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 86 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 75%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

Sit

Kalif Raymond

WR · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 6.0; fantasy pts
SEA D vs WR: 20.9; fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 2 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 7
Target share: 14%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Kalif Raymond for Ryan Flournoy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ryan Flournoy projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 games), Kalif Raymond 59 (6.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ryan Flournoy over Kalif Raymond.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ryan Flournoy over Kalif Raymond in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ryan Flournoy at 7.8 points and Kalif Raymond at 6.0, a gap of 1.8. No player market is posted for Ryan Flournoy this week yet, so his 7.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.7, 8.3 and 8.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ryan Flournoy yet. His market-based projections were 6.7, 8.3 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 7.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Kalif Raymond, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kalif Raymond is 23 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9 and 8 market sources).

That puts Ryan Flournoy 1.8 points ahead of Kalif Raymond on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Ryan Flournoy and DAL host ARI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ARI allowed 33.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against ARI.

Kalif Raymond and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 92 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA.

By points allowed to the position, Ryan Flournoy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ryan Flournoy is not on the injury report.

Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Ryan Flournoy played 75 percent of DAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 4 against HOU: 58 of 78 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 5 against TB: 41 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 90 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 6 against GB: 68 of 78 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 7 against PHI: 53 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

Through Week 7, Kalif Raymond played 61 percent of CHI snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 6 against ATL: 36 of 77 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 7 against NE: 48 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ryan Flournoy played 16 games for DAL and scored 114.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR57.

He caught 40 of 56 targets for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 271 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 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 Kalif Raymond for Ryan Flournoy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ryan Flournoy projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 games), Kalif Raymond 59 (6.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ryan Flournoy over Kalif Raymond.
Should I drop Ryan Flournoy for Kalif Raymond?
No. Keep Ryan Flournoy: he projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 games), Kalif Raymond 59 (6.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ryan Flournoy over Kalif Raymond.

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