LV — Week 8 at NYJ, who allow the 18th-most points to WRs — recently DeMario Douglas put up 12.6 on them (W6), Caleb Douglas put up 19 on them (W7).
Dont'e Thornton Jr. projects 1.0 PPR points in week 8 at NYJ — the 18th-ranked matchup for WRs. 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 NYJ: 202.9 passing yards a game allowed (6.67/attempt) · 1.6 TDs/gm through the air · 0.1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 18th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how NYJ defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 12% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2025 · 11 games, last season — no games yet this year): 45.3% offensive snaps · 2.7 targets/game, 9.9% target share · 24.9% air-yard share (aDOT 16.6) · 0.9 catches for 12.3 yards/game, 0 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Compare Dont'e Thornton Jr. in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | @ NYJ | Sun, Nov 1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 18th |
| W10 | vs SEA | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 32nd · tough |
| W11 | @ DEN | Sun, Nov 22 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 27th · tough |
| W12 | @ CLE | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 13th |
| W14 | vs LAC | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 20th |
| W15 | vs DEN | Sun, Dec 20 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 27th · tough |