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Should I start Dallas Goedert or Tyler Warren in Week 9?

Updated Nov 3, 6:16 AM ET.

Week 9 verdict

Start

TE · IND · vs DAL

Market projects
11.5
recent weeks avg
DAL D vs TE
13.7
16th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside
High
88 of 100 at TE
Snap share
88%
Through Week 8
Target share
23%
Through Week 8
Sit

TE · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
10.8
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs TE
12.5
12th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
61 of 100 at TE
Snap share
69%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8
Start Warren or Goedert? The full Week 9 breakdown

Start Tyler Warren: 91 percent of the snaps and 22 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Dallas Goedert's 76 percent of the snaps and 21 percent of the targets. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.

Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Tyler Warren?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Warren projects 93 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.6 a game over 8 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Warren over Dallas Goedert.

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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.

TE19 · PHI · bye 10

2026 vs anytime td line 1-5

Market-based projection
10.9 pts a game Wk 8 price
Overall rank
113

TE23 · IND · bye 13

2026 vs anytime td line 3-3

Market-based projection
10.1 pts a game Wk 8 price
Overall rank
123

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The gap

  • Board size297 draftable players

Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Dallas Goedert, and the board ranks him 113th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Tyler Warren, and the board ranks him 123rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Dallas Goedert is 2.2 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a tight end's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Tyler Warren is 2.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a tight end's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Dallas Goedert's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, Dallas Goedert has been on the field for 67 percent of PHI snaps, drawn 17 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 66 third down targets, had 0 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 34 two minute targets.

His 35 targets have averaged 5.7 air yards.

In Week 6 against CAR he caught 6 of 8 targets for 61 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against DAL he caught 5 of 7 targets for 48 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against WAS he carried 1 time for 2 yards, caught 4 of 4 targets for 30 yards and did not score.

Through Week 8, Tyler Warren has been on the field for 91 percent of IND snaps, drawn 23 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 8 of the offence's 49 third down targets, had 2 of its 18 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 21 two minute targets.

His 46 targets have averaged 4.3 air yards.

In Week 4 against WAS he caught 5 of 5 targets for 41 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against PIT he carried 1 time for 1 yards, caught 7 of 9 targets for 83 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 8 against JAX he caught 4 of 10 targets for 18 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Dallas Goedert played 15 games and scored 185.1 PPR points, 12.3 a game, finishing TE7.

He caught 60 of 82 targets for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 5-6 targets a game, a 73 percent catch rate and 9.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Tyler Warren played 17 games and scored 188.5 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE4.

He caught 76 of 112 targets for 817 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets.

That came to 6.6 targets a game, a 68 percent catch rate and 10.8 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 84 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Tyler Warren was available for 2 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Dallas Goedert scored 12.3 PPR points a game and Tyler Warren 11.1, 1.3 a game between them.

Dallas Goedert finished TE7 that year and Tyler Warren TE4.

Tyler Warren had 30 more targets than Dallas Goedert, 112 to 82.

Tyler Warren had 226 more receiving yards than Dallas Goedert, 817 to 591.

This season Tyler Warren holds the bigger snap share, 91 percent against 67 percent.

This season Tyler Warren holds the bigger target share, 23 percent against 17 percent.

Byes and availability

Dallas Goedert is off in Week 10 and Tyler Warren in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Tyler Warren?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Warren projects 93 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.6 a game over 8 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Warren over Dallas Goedert.

  • Should I drop Tyler Warren for Dallas Goedert?

    No. Keep Tyler Warren: he projects 93 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.6 a game over 8 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Warren over Dallas Goedert.

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