Drake London vs. Matthew Golden: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Drake London. London is projected for 17.4 PPR points vs 14.2 for Matthew Golden, and faces the 12th-toughest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Drake London vs. Matthew Golden: Week 8 side by side

Drake London
WR · ATL
Matthew Golden
WR · GB
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)17.414.2
Floor (lowest source)16.513.7
Ceiling (highest source)18.715.1
StatChasers projection18.7 (WR6)13.9 (WR16)
Opponentvs TBvs CAR
Opponent vs. position12th-toughest (29.9 pts/g allowed)6th-toughest (27.7 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage32% target share (last 3)28% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · Strong WR1START · WR2

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Drake London vs. Matthew Golden Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Drake London or Matthew Golden in Week 8?

Start Drake London. London projects for 17.4 PPR points vs TB, against 14.2 for Matthew Golden vs CAR: a 3.2-point edge.

The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.

Drake London vs. Matthew Golden: who will score more fantasy points in Week 8?

Drake London is projected to score more: 17.4 PPR points to 14.2 for Matthew Golden.

The sources range from 16.5 to 18.7 for London and from 13.7 to 15.1 for Golden. Even Golden's highest projection is below London's lowest.

Who is the safer start in Week 8, Drake London or Matthew Golden?

Drake London is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has London at 16.5 PPR points, against 13.7 for Matthew Golden.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 8, Drake London or Matthew Golden?

Drake London has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has London at 18.7 PPR points, against 15.1 for Matthew Golden.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Drake London or Matthew Golden?

Drake London plays TB and Matthew Golden plays CAR in Week 8.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, London faces the 12th-toughest defense against WRs and Golden faces the 6th-toughest defense against WRs, so Drake London has the softer matchup.

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

Who gets more volume, Drake London or Matthew Golden?

Over his recent games Drake London has drawn 32% of his team's targets, and Matthew Golden 28% of his team's targets.

Drake London has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Drake London vs. Matthew Golden?

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

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

Are Drake London and Matthew Golden playing in Week 8?

Neither Drake London nor Matthew Golden has an injury designation for Week 8.

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

Where do the Drake London and Matthew Golden 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). Drake London is projected by 5 of them and Matthew Golden by 5.

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

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