Start Keenan Allen or Terry McLaurin? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Keenan Allen over Terry McLaurin in Week 8.

Terry McLaurin is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Keenan Allen. Drafters take Keenan Allen at ADP 142 and Terry McLaurin at 47.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Terry McLaurin yet. His market-based projections were 9.5 and 10.3 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 9.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Keenan Allen yet. His market-based projections were 7.6, 11.2 and 10.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Terry McLaurin 0.3 points ahead of Keenan Allen on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Terry McLaurin 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.

Keenan Allen and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 38.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 210 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX.

By points allowed to the position, Terry McLaurin has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Terry McLaurin is listed as out with a knee injury.

Keenan Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Terry McLaurin played 61 percent of WAS snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Terry McLaurin, Week 2 against DAL: 50 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 2 catches for 50 yards.

Terry McLaurin, Week 3 against SEA: 52 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 77 yards, 1 touchdown.

Terry McLaurin, Week 5 against NYG: 36 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 62 yards.

Terry McLaurin, Week 6 against SF: 7 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 27 yards.

Through Week 7, Keenan Allen played 60 percent of IND snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 3 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 6 against TEN: 59 of 83 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 82 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 7 against MIN: 30 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Terry McLaurin played 10 games for WAS and scored 114.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing WR56.

He caught 38 of 60 targets for 582 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 489 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Denzel Boston over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Germie Bernard over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Carnell Tate over Keenan Allen.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Keenan Allen.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Keenan Allen.