Anthony Richardson or Russell Wilson Week 8 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Fantasy Football Projections for QBs

The quarterback position is crucial in real-life football, but it's extremely important in fantasy football. Starting the right signal-caller could be the difference between winning the week and losing.

Anthony Richardson and Russell Wilson are popular starting options for Week 8. With another big fantasy matchup ahead, which running back is the better option?

Is Anthony Richardson a good fantasy pick?

Anthony Richardson is a decent fantasy pick for Week 9, but there are better options.

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Richardson's health is always a concern, which should keep fantasy managers wary of starting him. But his lack of completions and interceptions are the bigger issue.

Last week, Richardson went 10 for 24 for just 129 yards and didn't throw a passing touchdown while he rushed for 56 yards. Without finding the endzone through the air or ground, it is hard to keep Richardson as your starting QB.

The Indianapolis Colts are also on the road to play the Houston Texans, who are eighth-best in the NFL in rushing yards allowed and are also eighth-best in interceptions forced this season.

Is Russell Wilson a good fantasy pick?

Russell Wilson made his first start in nearly a year on Sunday, and he played well against a tough New York Jets defense.

Wilson went 16 for 29 for 264 yards with two touchdowns, while he also rushed for a touchdown. It was a great performance and should give him confidence going into his second start, which makes him a good fantasy pick.

The Pittsburgh Steelers play the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. Wilson should be able to throw on the Giants' defense and likely throw a passing touchdown or two to help his fantasy stats.

Anthony Richardson or Russell Wilson: Who Should I Start?

Sportskeeda's fantasy start/sit optimizer suggests that fantasy managers should start Russell Wilson over Anthony Richardson in Week 8.

Sportskeeda's tool suggests starting Wilson over Richardson

Projected fantasy stats for Wilson and Richardson

The fantasy tool projects Wilson to finish with 13.9 fantasy points to Richardson's 13.6 in a full PPR league.

The projection has Wilson throwing 177.8 yards with 1.2 touchdowns. The projections have Richardson throwing just 135.3 yards, but the projection does lean towards him throwing a pick.

With that, the tool believes fantasy managers should start Wilson over Richardson in Week 8.

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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