Garrett Wilson vs. Jalen Coker: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Too close to call: Garrett Wilson (14.4) and Jalen Coker (14.3) project within 0.1 PPR points of each other in Week 8, and Garrett Wilson faces the 15th-softest defense against WRs.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Garrett Wilson vs. Jalen Coker: Week 8 side by side

Garrett Wilson
WR · NYJ
Jalen Coker
WR · CAR
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)14.414.3
Floor (lowest source)13.213.0
Ceiling (highest source)16.616.0
StatChasers projection13.3 (WR18)14.2 (WR15)
Opponentvs LVvs GB
Opponent vs. position15th-softest (31.4 pts/g allowed)9th-softest (35.7 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage23% target share (last 3)20% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · WR2START · WR2

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Garrett Wilson vs. Jalen Coker Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Garrett Wilson or Jalen Coker in Week 8?

It is a coin flip. Garrett Wilson projects for 14.4 PPR points and Jalen Coker for 14.3, within 0.1 of each other.

Break the tie with the floor if you are favored this week, and with the ceiling if you need a big game to win.

Garrett Wilson vs. Jalen Coker: who will score more fantasy points in Week 8?

They are projected almost level: 14.4 PPR points for Garrett Wilson and 14.3 for Jalen Coker.

The sources range from 13.2 to 16.6 for Wilson and from 13.0 to 16.0 for Coker. Either result is well inside both ranges.

Who is the safer start in Week 8, Garrett Wilson or Jalen Coker?

Garrett Wilson is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Wilson at 13.2 PPR points, against 13.0 for Jalen Coker.

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 Jalen Coker?

Garrett Wilson has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Wilson at 16.6 PPR points, against 16.0 for Jalen Coker.

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 Jalen Coker?

Garrett Wilson plays LV and Jalen Coker plays GB in Week 8.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Wilson faces the 15th-softest defense against WRs and Coker faces the 9th-softest defense against WRs, so Jalen Coker 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 Jalen Coker?

Over his recent games Garrett Wilson has drawn 23% of his team's targets, and Jalen Coker 20% of his team's targets.

Garrett Wilson has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Garrett Wilson vs. Jalen Coker?

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

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

Are Garrett Wilson and Jalen Coker playing in Week 8?

Neither Garrett Wilson nor Jalen Coker 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 Jalen Coker 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 Jalen Coker 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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