Jaylen Waddle vs. Rome Odunze: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Jaylen Waddle. Waddle is projected for 11.4 PPR points vs 9.4 for Rome Odunze, and faces the 2nd-toughest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Jaylen Waddle vs. Rome Odunze: Week 8 side by side

Jaylen Waddle
WR · DEN
Rome Odunze
WR · CHI
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)11.49.4
Floor (lowest source)10.78.7
Ceiling (highest source)12.410.2
StatChasers projection—9.8 (WR39)
Opponentvs KCvs SEA
Opponent vs. position2nd-toughest (23.7 pts/g allowed)1st-toughest (20.9 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage27% target share (last 3)18% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · WR3FLEX · Flex

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Jaylen Waddle vs. Rome Odunze Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jaylen Waddle or Rome Odunze in Week 8?

Start Jaylen Waddle. Waddle projects for 11.4 PPR points vs KC, against 9.4 for Rome Odunze vs SEA: a 2.0-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.

Jaylen Waddle vs. Rome Odunze: who will score more fantasy points in Week 8?

Jaylen Waddle is projected to score more: 11.4 PPR points to 9.4 for Rome Odunze.

The sources range from 10.7 to 12.4 for Waddle and from 8.7 to 10.2 for Odunze. Even Odunze's highest projection is below Waddle's lowest.

Who is the safer start in Week 8, Jaylen Waddle or Rome Odunze?

Jaylen Waddle is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Waddle at 10.7 PPR points, against 8.7 for Rome Odunze.

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

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 8, Jaylen Waddle or Rome Odunze?

Jaylen Waddle has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Waddle at 12.4 PPR points, against 10.2 for Rome Odunze.

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

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Jaylen Waddle or Rome Odunze?

Jaylen Waddle plays KC and Rome Odunze plays SEA in Week 8.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Waddle faces the 2nd-toughest defense against WRs and Odunze faces the 1st-toughest defense against WRs, so Jaylen Waddle 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, Jaylen Waddle or Rome Odunze?

Over his recent games Jaylen Waddle has drawn 27% of his team's targets, and Rome Odunze 18% of his team's targets.

Jaylen Waddle has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Jaylen Waddle vs. Rome Odunze?

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

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

Are Jaylen Waddle and Rome Odunze playing in Week 8?

Neither Jaylen Waddle nor Rome Odunze 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 Jaylen Waddle and Rome Odunze 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 Rome Odunze 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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