BAL — Week 8 at BUF, who allow the 1st-most points to WRs — recently Puka Nacua put up 20.7 on them (W5), Tre Tucker put up 21.7 on them (W6).
Devontez Walker projects 2.8 PPR points in week 8 at BUF — the 1st-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 5.8 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 8 angle vs BUF: 298.7 passing yards a game allowed (7.4/attempt) · 2.5 TDs/gm through the air · 0.5 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 1st-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how BUF defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 1.5 receiving yards · 8% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 5 games): 46.5% offensive snaps · 1.8 targets/game, 6.3% target share · 18.2% air-yard share (aDOT 23.6) · 0.8 catches for 15 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (8 games): 24.7% offensive snaps, 1 targets/game, 4.3% target share, 8.8% air-yard share (aDOT 24.5), 0.8 catches for 17 yards/game, 3 TD. (2026) TD luck: 1 scored vs 0.5 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Compare Devontez Walker in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | @ BUF | Sun, Nov 1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1st · soft |
| W9 | vs JAX | Thu, Nov 5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3rd · soft |
| W10 | vs LAC | Mon, Nov 16 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 20th |
| W11 | @ CAR | Sun, Nov 22 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 28th · tough |
| W12 | @ HOU | Sun, Nov 29 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 6th · soft |
| W14 | vs TB | Sun, Dec 13 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 25th · tough |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W5 | ATL | 2/2 rec, 9 yd, 1 TD | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.9 |
| W4 | TEN | 1/2 rec, 19 yd | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| W2 | NO | 1/2 rec, 47 yd | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.7 |