Start Harold Fannin Jr. or Chig Okonkwo? Week 8

Updated Oct 29, 7:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Chig Okonkwo

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Harold Fannin Jr.

TE · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 8.6; fantasy pts
PIT D vs TE: 10.9; 9th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 68 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

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Chig Okonkwo

TE · WAS · vs PHI

Market projects: 8.2; fantasy pts
PHI D vs TE: 10.5; 7th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 75 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Chig Okonkwo for Harold Fannin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Chig Okonkwo 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Chig Okonkwo, 8.6 to 8.2 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Chig Okonkwo in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Harold Fannin Jr. at 8.6 points and Chig Okonkwo at 8.2, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Harold Fannin Jr. at ADP 73 and Chig Okonkwo at 230.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.6 fantasy points for Harold Fannin Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Harold Fannin Jr. is 35 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (8, 8 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.2 fantasy points for Chig Okonkwo, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chig Okonkwo is 32 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (8, 8 and 9 market sources).

That puts Harold Fannin Jr. 0.4 points ahead of Chig Okonkwo on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Harold Fannin Jr. and CLE visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 10.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 42 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against PIT.

Chig Okonkwo and WAS host PHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PHI allowed 10.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 43 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against PHI.

By points allowed to the position, Harold Fannin Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Harold Fannin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Chig Okonkwo is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Harold Fannin Jr. played 83 percent of CLE snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 7 against TEN: 58 of 70 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 91 yards.

Through Week 6, Chig Okonkwo played 65 percent of WAS snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 1 against PHI: 39 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 4 against IND: 37 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 5 against NYG: 44 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 60 yards.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 6 against SF: 51 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 7 catches for 69 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Harold Fannin Jr. played 16 games for CLE and scored 186.4 PPR points, 11.7 a game, finishing TE6.

He caught 72 of 107 targets for 731 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 379 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against PIT: 12 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.0 PPR points.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against BUF: 57 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns, 19.5 PPR points.

In 2025, Chig Okonkwo played 17 games for TEN and scored 124.0 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing TE21.

He caught 56 of 79 targets for 560 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 218 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 Chig Okonkwo for Harold Fannin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Chig Okonkwo 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Chig Okonkwo, 8.6 to 8.2 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Harold Fannin Jr. for Chig Okonkwo?
No. Keep Harold Fannin Jr.: he projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Chig Okonkwo 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Chig Okonkwo, 8.6 to 8.2 projected PPR points.