Start Brock Bowers or Dallas Goedert? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 22, 7:13 PM ET: Dallas Goedert: Listed Questionable (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 21, 7:43 PM ET: Brock Bowers: Listed Questionable (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Brock Bowers over Dallas Goedert

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Brock Bowers

TE · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 17.8; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs TE: 10.4; 6th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 70 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

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Dallas Goedert

TE · PHI · at WAS

Market projects: 10.5; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs TE: 21.5; 2nd most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 99 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 18%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Brock Bowers?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Bowers projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Brock Bowers over Dallas Goedert.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Brock Bowers over Dallas Goedert in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Brock Bowers at 17.8 points and Dallas Goedert at 10.5, a gap of 7.3. No player market is posted for Brock Bowers this week yet, so his 17.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (17.2, 19.0 and 17.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dallas Goedert this week yet, so his 10.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.9, 8.8 and 12.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brock Bowers at ADP 49 and Dallas Goedert at 121.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Brock Bowers yet. His market-based projections were 17.2, 19.0 and 17.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 17.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Brock Bowers is 0.6 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Dallas Goedert yet. His market-based projections were 9.9, 8.8 and 12.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 10.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Brock Bowers 7.3 points ahead of Dallas Goedert on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Brock Bowers and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 10.4 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 48 yards and 0.1 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

Dallas Goedert and PHI visit WAS on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

WAS allowed 21.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 74 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against WAS.

By points allowed to the position, Dallas Goedert has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Bowers is not on the injury report.

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Brock Bowers played 83 percent of LV snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Brock Bowers, Week 4 against KC: 69 of 84 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 5 against NE: 42 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 110 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 6 against BUF: 65 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

Brock Bowers, Week 7 against LAR: 57 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 73 yards.

Through Week 7, Dallas Goedert played 67 percent of PHI snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Dallas Goedert, Week 2 against TEN: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 5 against JAX: 43 of 62 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 7 against DAL: 48 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Bowers played 12 games for LV and scored 176.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE11.

He caught 64 of 86 targets for 680 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 375 air yards.

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

In 2025, Dallas Goedert played 15 games for PHI 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 and 357 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Dallas Goedert for Brock Bowers?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Bowers projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Brock Bowers over Dallas Goedert.
Should I drop Brock Bowers for Dallas Goedert?
No. Keep Brock Bowers: he projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Brock Bowers over Dallas Goedert.

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