Week 8 start/sit · Final

Week 8 receivers: who we said to start, and what they scored

Seventeen of our 28 start calls finished as top-30 receivers. Zay Flowers was the biggest miss: projected 20.1, scored 0.0. Michael Wilson was the best call: WR22 on our board, WR4 by points. Two calls have no score on record and are not counted. Every call here was frozen Thursday at 5:25 PM ET, before the week's first game.

Week 8 receivers How each call went

Projected
Call
WR1
Puka NacuaRams25.0 · WR5
22.4
START · HIT
WR2
Ja'Marr ChaseBengals31.1 · WR2
21.9
START · HIT
WR3
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSeahawks23.8 · WR6
21.8
START · HIT
WR4
Zay FlowersRavens0.0 · WR82
20.1
START · MISSED
WR5
CeeDee LambCowboys12.8 · WR22
20.0
START · HIT
WR6
Drake LondonFalcons1.8 · WR71
18.1
START · MISSED
WR7
Justin JeffersonVikings14.3 · WR16
17.9
START · HIT
WR8
Amon-Ra St. BrownLions12.6 · WR25
17.8
START · HIT
WR9
Parker WashingtonJaguars3.6 · WR60
16.2
START · MISSED
WR10
A.J. BrownPatriots · Questionable0.0 · WR82
15.9
START · MISSED
WR11
Tetairoa McMillanPanthers11.8 · WR28
15.6
START · HIT
WR12
Tee HigginsBengals37.5 · WR1
15.5
START · HIT
WR13
Matthew GoldenPackers · Questionable20.9 · WR7
15.1
START · HIT
WR14
DeVonta SmithEagles · Questionable0.0 · WR82
14.9
START · MISSED
WR15
Christian WatsonPackers17.3 · WR10
14.5
START · HIT
WR16
Jalen CokerPanthers9.6 · WR37
14.5
START · MISSED
WR17
Garrett WilsonJets14.3 · WR16
14.0
START · HIT
WR18
George PickensCowboys · Questionable6.8 · WR48
13.9
START · MISSED
WR19
DJ MooreBills · Questionable16.6 · WR12
13.6
START · HIT
WR20
Luther Burden IIIBears18.6 · WR8
13.4
START · HIT
WR21
Emeka EgbukaBuccaneers · Questionable0.0 · WR82
12.9
START · MISSED
WR22
Michael WilsonCardinals · Questionable26.8 · WR4
12.7
START · HIT
WR23
Rashee RiceChiefs · Questionable18.3 · WR9
12.6
START · HIT
WR24
Stefon DiggsCommanders · Questionable12.8 · WR22
12.6
START · HIT
WR25
DK MetcalfSteelersNo score
12.2
START · NO SCORE
WR26
Carnell TateTitans · QuestionableNo score
11.9
START · NO SCORE
WR27
Denzel BostonBrowns9.7 · WR36
11.4
START · MISSED
WR28
Jameson WilliamsLions17.0 · WR11
11.1
START · HIT
WR29
Tre TuckerRaiders0.0 · WR82
10.8
START · MISSED
WR30
Jakobi MeyersJaguars · Questionable4.4 · WR54
10.8
START · MISSED

A start call hits when the player finishes inside the top 30 at his position that week, the same line our start tiers stop at. Scores are ESPN PPR, final after Monday night.

Questions

How did the Week 8 WR start calls do?

Seventeen of 28 finished inside the top-30 receivers in ESPN PPR scoring.

What counts as a hit?

A start call hits when the player finishes inside the top 30 at his position that week, the same line our start tiers stop at.