Garrett Wilson vs. Germie Bernard: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Garrett Wilson. Wilson is projected for 14.4 PPR points vs 11.4 for Germie Bernard, and faces the 15th-softest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Garrett Wilson vs. Germie Bernard: Week 8 side by side

Garrett Wilson
WR · NYJ
Germie Bernard
WR · PIT
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)14.411.4
Floor (lowest source)13.210.3
Ceiling (highest source)16.612.8
StatChasers projection13.3 (WR18)12.5 (WR22)
Opponentvs LVvs CLE
Opponent vs. position15th-softest (31.4 pts/g allowed)14th-softest (31.8 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage23% target share (last 3)26% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · WR2START · WR2

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Garrett Wilson vs. Germie Bernard Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Garrett Wilson or Germie Bernard in Week 8?

Start Garrett Wilson. Wilson projects for 14.4 PPR points vs LV, against 11.4 for Germie Bernard vs CLE: a 3.0-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.

Garrett Wilson vs. Germie Bernard: who will score more fantasy points in Week 8?

Garrett Wilson is projected to score more: 14.4 PPR points to 11.4 for Germie Bernard.

The sources range from 13.2 to 16.6 for Wilson and from 10.3 to 12.8 for Bernard. Even Bernard's highest projection is below Wilson's lowest.

Who is the safer start in Week 8, Garrett Wilson or Germie Bernard?

Garrett Wilson is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Wilson at 13.2 PPR points, against 10.3 for Germie Bernard.

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

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 8, Garrett Wilson or Germie Bernard?

Garrett Wilson has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Wilson at 16.6 PPR points, against 12.8 for Germie Bernard.

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

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Garrett Wilson or Germie Bernard?

Garrett Wilson plays LV and Germie Bernard plays CLE in Week 8.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Wilson faces the 15th-softest defense against WRs and Bernard faces the 14th-softest defense against WRs, so Germie Bernard 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, Garrett Wilson or Germie Bernard?

Over his recent games Garrett Wilson has drawn 23% of his team's targets, and Germie Bernard 26% of his team's targets.

Germie Bernard has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Garrett Wilson vs. Germie Bernard?

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

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

Are Garrett Wilson and Germie Bernard playing in Week 8?

Neither Garrett Wilson nor Germie Bernard 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 Garrett Wilson and Germie Bernard 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). Garrett Wilson is projected by 5 of them and Germie Bernard 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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