Start Brock Bowers or Tyler Warren? Week 8

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

Latest

Oct 23, 2:27 PM ET: Colts' Tyler Warren to miss second game with groin injury (ESPN)
Oct 23, 1:13 PM ET: Tyler Warren: Questionable to Out (Groin) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 21, 7:43 PM ET: Brock Bowers: Listed Questionable (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Brock Bowers over Tyler Warren

Start

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

Sit

Tyler Warren

TE · IND · at JAX · Out

Market projects: 11.9; recent weeks avg
JAX D vs TE: 11.8; 11th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 91%; Through Week 5
Target share: 22%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Tyler Warren 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), Tyler Warren 111 (12.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Brock Bowers over Tyler Warren. Tyler Warren is listed out.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Brock Bowers over Tyler Warren in Week 8.

Tyler Warren is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Brock Bowers. Drafters take Brock Bowers at ADP 49 and Tyler Warren at 67.

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 Tyler Warren yet. His market-based projections were 10.9 and 13.0 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 12.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Brock Bowers 5.8 points ahead of Tyler Warren 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.

Tyler Warren and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 11.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 35 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against JAX.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Warren has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Bowers is not on the injury report.

Tyler Warren is listed as out with a groin injury.

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 5, Tyler Warren played 91 percent of IND snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Warren, Week 2 against KC: 58 of 65 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Warren, Week 3 against HOU: 67 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 10 targets and 9 catches for 55 yards.

Tyler Warren, Week 4 against WAS: 56 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 41 yards.

Tyler Warren, Week 5 against PIT: 67 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 9 targets and 7 catches for 83 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Tyler Warren played 17 games for IND 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 and 343 air yards.

He was on the field for 84 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 Tyler Warren 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), Tyler Warren 111 (12.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Brock Bowers over Tyler Warren. Tyler Warren is listed out.
Should I drop Brock Bowers for Tyler Warren?
No. Keep Brock Bowers: he projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games), Tyler Warren 111 (12.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Brock Bowers over Tyler Warren. Tyler Warren is listed out.

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