Emanuel Wilson vs. Christian McCaffrey: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Emanuel Wilson. Christian McCaffrey is on a bye, and Emanuel Wilson is projected for 8.7 PPR points vs CHI.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Emanuel Wilson vs. Christian McCaffrey: Week 8 side by side

Emanuel Wilson
RB · SEA
Christian McCaffrey
RB · SF
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)8.7—
Floor (lowest source)2.9—
Ceiling (highest source)14.7—
StatChasers projection14.7 (RB18)—
Opponentvs CHIBye
Opponent vs. position6th-toughest (18.6 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage62% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callSTART · RB2SIT · No projection

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Emanuel Wilson vs. Christian McCaffrey Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Emanuel Wilson or Christian McCaffrey in Week 8?

Start Emanuel Wilson. Christian McCaffrey is on a bye, while Emanuel Wilson projects for 8.7 PPR points vs CHI.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Emanuel Wilson or Christian McCaffrey?

Emanuel Wilson plays CHI and Christian McCaffrey is on a bye in Week 8.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change Emanuel Wilson vs. Christian McCaffrey?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Emanuel Wilson and Christian McCaffrey playing in Week 8?

Emanuel Wilson has no injury designation, and Christian McCaffrey is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Emanuel Wilson and Christian McCaffrey projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Emanuel Wilson is projected by 6 of them and Christian McCaffrey by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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