Should I drop Rome Odunze for Tre Tucker?

Not on these numbers alone. Rome Odunze projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 9 games) and Tre Tucker 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Rome Odunze over Tre Tucker.

Start Tre Tucker or Rome Odunze? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rome Odunze over Tre Tucker

Start

Rome Odunze

WR · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 9.8; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs WR: 20.9; fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 49 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 85%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

Sit

Tre Tucker

WR · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 9.1; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs WR: 30.6; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 7
Target share: 19%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Tre Tucker for Rome Odunze?

Not on these numbers alone. Tre Tucker projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games) and Rome Odunze 84 (9.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Rome Odunze over Tre Tucker.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Rome Odunze over Tre Tucker in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Rome Odunze at 9.8 points and Tre Tucker at 9.1, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Rome Odunze this week yet, so his 9.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (8.6, 10.4 and 10.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Tre Tucker this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.1, 9.1 and 9.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Rome Odunze at ADP 54 and Tre Tucker at 136.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Rome Odunze yet. His market-based projections were 8.6, 10.4 and 10.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Rome Odunze is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tre Tucker yet. His market-based projections were 9.1, 9.1 and 9.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Rome Odunze 0.6 points ahead of Tre Tucker on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Rome Odunze 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.

Tre Tucker and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 30.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

By points allowed to the position, Tre Tucker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rome Odunze is not on the injury report.

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Rome Odunze played 85 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 30 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Rome Odunze, Week 4 against NYJ: 83 of 93 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 94 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 5 against GB: 68 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 6 against ATL: 74 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 7 against NE: 65 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.

Through Week 7, Tre Tucker played 68 percent of LV snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 5 against NE: 45 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for -6 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 6 against BUF: 46 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 97 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tre Tucker, Week 7 against LAR: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 5 catches for 103 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Rome Odunze played 12 games for CHI and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 447 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 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 Tre Tucker for Rome Odunze?
Not on these numbers alone. Tre Tucker projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games) and Rome Odunze 84 (9.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Rome Odunze over Tre Tucker.
Should I drop Rome Odunze for Tre Tucker?
Not on these numbers alone. Rome Odunze projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 9 games) and Tre Tucker 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Rome Odunze over Tre Tucker.