Sit Dontayvion Wicks in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 4.7 projected points lands 5.3 under the WR starter line.
- Projection
- 4.7 pts
- WR rank
- #56
- Matchup
- at WSH
Dontayvion Wicks's fantasy role in Week 8
Dontayvion Wicks goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league WR flyer for the PHI. He is rostered in 26% of leagues and actually started in 2% of them, and we rank him WR56 on our own weekly board at 4.7 projected points.
Interest is cooling — roster rates slipped roughly 2% in the last week, so he is getting cheaper to acquire if you believe in the role.
Health matters here: he carries a QUESTIONABLE designation, so have a replacement ready until his status is resolved.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at WSH. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting WR baseline of 10 points, his 4.7-point projection is 5.3 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Dontayvion Wicks in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 4.7 projected points lands 5.3 under the WR starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another WR, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Dontayvion Wicks (PHI WR), our WR56 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season at WSH, projecting 4.7 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 5.3 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. He's being dropped at a 2.3% clip, and I don't think the market is wrong about it. 2% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. The questionable designation on the timestamp below is the one variable that could blow this up — confirm it Sunday morning. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Dontayvion Wicks (PHI WR), our WR56 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season at WSH, projecting 4.7 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 5.3 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. He grades 53% below the average weekly WR number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. He's listed questionable as of the update below; my rank assumes he plays, and designations move fast. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.