Start Zachariah Branch or Konata Mumpfield? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Konata Mumpfield over Zachariah Branch in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Konata Mumpfield at 3.7 points and Zachariah Branch at 3.3, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Konata Mumpfield this week yet, so his 3.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (2.2 and 5.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Zachariah Branch this week yet, so his 3.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (3.3 and 3.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Konata Mumpfield yet. His market-based projections were 2.2 and 5.2 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 3.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Zachariah Branch yet. His market-based projections were 3.3 and 3.3 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 3.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Konata Mumpfield 0.4 points ahead of Zachariah Branch on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Konata Mumpfield and LAR host LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 30.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against LAC.

Zachariah Branch and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 135 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.

By points allowed to the position, Konata Mumpfield has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Konata Mumpfield is not on the injury report.

Zachariah Branch is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Konata Mumpfield played 41 percent of LAR snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 1 percent of the red zone chances.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 4 against PHI: 23 of 84 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 5 against BUF: 6 of 82 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 6 against ARI: 27 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 7 against LV: 31 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Through Week 7, Zachariah Branch played 25 percent of ATL snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 2 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Zachariah Branch, Week 4 against NO: 13 of 57 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

Zachariah Branch, Week 5 against BAL: 12 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Zachariah Branch, Week 6 against CHI: 19 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Zachariah Branch, Week 7 against SF: 23 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for 8 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Konata Mumpfield played 17 games for LAR and scored 25.2 PPR points, 1.5 a game, finishing WR145.

He caught 10 of 23 targets for 92 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 67 air yards.

He was on the field for 32 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Cody White over Konata Mumpfield.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Konata Mumpfield.
• Start Konata Mumpfield over Jauan Jennings.
• Start Cody White over Zachariah Branch.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Zachariah Branch.
• Start Jauan Jennings over Zachariah Branch.