Luther Burden III vs. Malik Nabers: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Luther Burden III. Malik Nabers is on a bye, and Luther Burden III is projected for 12.8 PPR points vs SEA.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Luther Burden III vs. Malik Nabers: Week 8 side by side

Luther Burden III
WR · CHI
Malik Nabers
WR · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)12.8—
Floor (lowest source)12.3—
Ceiling (highest source)13.4—
StatChasers projection12.4 (WR23)—
Opponentvs SEABye
Opponent vs. position1st-toughest (20.9 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage18% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · WR2SIT · No projection

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Luther Burden III vs. Malik Nabers Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Luther Burden III or Malik Nabers in Week 8?

Start Luther Burden III. Malik Nabers is on a bye, while Luther Burden III projects for 12.8 PPR points vs SEA.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Luther Burden III or Malik Nabers?

Luther Burden III plays SEA and Malik Nabers 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 Luther Burden III vs. Malik Nabers?

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 Luther Burden III and Malik Nabers playing in Week 8?

Luther Burden III has no injury designation, and Malik Nabers is on a bye.

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

Where do the Luther Burden III and Malik Nabers 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). Luther Burden III is projected by 5 of them and Malik Nabers 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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