Jaylen Waddle vs. Dameon Pierce: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Jaylen Waddle. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, and Jaylen Waddle is projected for 11.4 PPR points vs KC.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Jaylen Waddle vs. Dameon Pierce: Week 8 side by side

Jaylen Waddle
WR · DEN
Dameon Pierce
RB · PHI
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)11.4—
Floor (lowest source)10.7—
Ceiling (highest source)12.4—
StatChasers projection——
Opponentvs KCBye
Opponent vs. position2nd-toughest (23.7 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage27% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRRB
Our callSTART · WR3SIT · No projection

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Jaylen Waddle vs. Dameon Pierce Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jaylen Waddle or Dameon Pierce in Week 8?

Start Jaylen Waddle. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, while Jaylen Waddle projects for 11.4 PPR points vs KC.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Jaylen Waddle or Dameon Pierce?

Jaylen Waddle plays KC and Dameon Pierce 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 Jaylen Waddle vs. Dameon Pierce?

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 Jaylen Waddle and Dameon Pierce playing in Week 8?

Jaylen Waddle has no injury designation, and Dameon Pierce is on a bye.

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

Where do the Jaylen Waddle and Dameon Pierce 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). Jaylen Waddle is projected by 4 of them and Dameon Pierce 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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