Justin Jefferson vs. George Kittle: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Justin Jefferson. George Kittle is on a bye, and Justin Jefferson is projected for 16.9 PPR points vs DET.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Justin Jefferson vs. George Kittle: Week 8 side by side

Justin Jefferson
WR · MIN
George Kittle
TE · SF
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)16.9—
Floor (lowest source)13.9—
Ceiling (highest source)18.4—
StatChasers projection17.5 (WR8)—
Opponentvs DETBye
Opponent vs. position3rd-softest (39.2 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage21% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRTE
Our callSTART · Strong WR1SIT · No projection

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Justin Jefferson vs. George Kittle Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Justin Jefferson or George Kittle in Week 8?

Start Justin Jefferson. George Kittle is on a bye, while Justin Jefferson projects for 16.9 PPR points vs DET.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Justin Jefferson or George Kittle?

Justin Jefferson plays DET and George Kittle 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 Justin Jefferson vs. George Kittle?

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 Justin Jefferson and George Kittle playing in Week 8?

Justin Jefferson has no injury designation, and George Kittle is on a bye.

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

Where do the Justin Jefferson and George Kittle 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). Justin Jefferson is projected by 5 of them and George Kittle 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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