Start Tre Tucker or Carnell Tate? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Carnell Tate over Tre Tucker

Start

Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 11.0; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 46 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

Sit

Tre Tucker

WR · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 9.1; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs WR: 30.6; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 7
Target share: 19%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Tre Tucker for Carnell Tate?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games), Tre Tucker 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Tre Tucker.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Carnell Tate over Tre Tucker in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Carnell Tate at 11.0 points and Tre Tucker at 9.1, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Carnell Tate this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.4, 11.2 and 11.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Tre Tucker this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.1, 9.1 and 9.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Carnell Tate at ADP 81 and Tre Tucker at 136.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Carnell Tate yet. His market-based projections were 10.4, 11.2 and 11.4 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tre Tucker yet. His market-based projections were 9.1, 9.1 and 9.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Carnell Tate 1.9 points ahead of Tre Tucker on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Carnell Tate and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

Tre Tucker and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 30.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

By points allowed to the position, Carnell Tate has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Carnell Tate played 82 percent of TEN snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 4 against BAL: 54 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 145 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 5 against HOU: 48 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 6 against IND: 34 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Carnell Tate, Week 7 against CLE: 56 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 69 yards.

Through Week 7, Tre Tucker played 68 percent of LV snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 5 against NE: 45 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for -6 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 6 against BUF: 46 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 97 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tre Tucker, Week 7 against LAR: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 5 catches for 103 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 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 Tre Tucker for Carnell Tate?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games), Tre Tucker 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Tre Tucker.
Should I drop Carnell Tate for Tre Tucker?
No. Keep Carnell Tate: he projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games), Tre Tucker 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Tre Tucker.