Should I drop Greg Dulcich for AJ Barner?

Not on these numbers alone. Greg Dulcich projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 10 games) and AJ Barner 60 (6.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts AJ Barner over Greg Dulcich.

Start AJ Barner or Greg Dulcich? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start AJ Barner over Greg Dulcich

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AJ Barner

TE · SEA · vs CHI

Market projects: 6.6; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs TE: 13.1; 16th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 97 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 88%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; Through Week 7

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Greg Dulcich

TE · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 6.1; recent weeks avg
NE D vs TE: 12.4; 15th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 64 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

Should I drop AJ Barner for Greg Dulcich?

Not on these numbers alone. AJ Barner projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 9 games) and Greg Dulcich 60 (6.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts AJ Barner over Greg Dulcich.

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Our Week 8 call

Start AJ Barner over Greg Dulcich in Week 8.

Market-based projections have AJ Barner at 6.6 points and Greg Dulcich at 6.1, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for AJ Barner this week yet, so his 6.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.0, 7.0 and 7.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Greg Dulcich this week yet, so his 6.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (6.4 and 5.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for AJ Barner yet. His market-based projections were 6.0, 7.0 and 7.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 6.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for AJ Barner is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Greg Dulcich yet. His market-based projections were 6.4 and 5.8 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 6.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts AJ Barner 0.5 points ahead of Greg Dulcich on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

AJ Barner and SEA host CHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 13.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 57 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI.

Greg Dulcich and MIA host NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 12.4 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 54 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NE.

By points allowed to the position, AJ Barner has the softer matchup.

Injury status

AJ Barner is not on the injury report.

Greg Dulcich is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, AJ Barner played 88 percent of SEA snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 4 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

AJ Barner, Week 4 against LAC: 54 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

AJ Barner, Week 5 against SF: 60 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards.

AJ Barner, Week 6 against DEN: 79 of 85 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

AJ Barner, Week 7 against KC: 55 of 69 snaps, 3 carries for 4 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 42 yards.

Through Week 7, Greg Dulcich played 67 percent of MIA snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Greg Dulcich, Week 3 against KC: 51 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 55 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 4 against MIN: 20 of 39 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 5 against CIN: 49 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 7 against NYJ: 42 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 86 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, AJ Barner played 17 games for SEA and scored 147.3 PPR points, 8.7 a game, finishing TE14.

He caught 52 of 68 targets for 519 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 248 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Greg Dulcich played 10 games for MIA and scored 62.8 PPR points, 6.3 a game, finishing TE43.

He caught 26 of 33 targets for 335 yards and 1 touchdown, with 5 red zone targets and 136 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop AJ Barner for Greg Dulcich?
Not on these numbers alone. AJ Barner projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 9 games) and Greg Dulcich 60 (6.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts AJ Barner over Greg Dulcich.
Should I drop Greg Dulcich for AJ Barner?
Not on these numbers alone. Greg Dulcich projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 10 games) and AJ Barner 60 (6.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts AJ Barner over Greg Dulcich.