Start Mark Andrews or Chig Okonkwo? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Mark Andrews over Chig Okonkwo in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Mark Andrews at 8.1 points and Chig Okonkwo at 6.6, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Mark Andrews this week yet, so his 8.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (8.2, 7.9 and 8.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Chig Okonkwo this week yet, so his 6.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (6.6 and 6.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Mark Andrews at ADP 137 and Chig Okonkwo at 230.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Mark Andrews yet. His market-based projections were 8.2, 7.9 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Mark Andrews is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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

That puts Mark Andrews 1.5 points ahead of Chig Okonkwo on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Mark Andrews and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 15.3 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 78 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against BUF.

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, Mark Andrews has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Mark Andrews is not on the injury report.

Chig Okonkwo is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Mark Andrews played 65 percent of BAL snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Mark Andrews, Week 4 against TEN: 37 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mark Andrews, Week 5 against ATL: 55 of 76 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 6 against CLE: 41 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 7 against CIN: 38 of 67 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 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, Mark Andrews played 17 games for BAL and scored 131.0 PPR points, 7.7 a game, finishing TE16.

He caught 48 of 70 targets for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 321 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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

• Start Mark Andrews over AJ Barner.
• Start Mark Andrews over Brenton Strange.
• Start Cade Otton over Mark Andrews.
• Start AJ Barner over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start Chig Okonkwo over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Chig Okonkwo over Darnell Washington.