Should I drop Chig Okonkwo for Mason Taylor?

Not on these numbers alone. Chig Okonkwo projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 10 games) and Mason Taylor 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Chig Okonkwo over Mason Taylor.

Start Chig Okonkwo or Mason Taylor? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 9:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chig Okonkwo over Mason Taylor

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Chig Okonkwo

TE · WAS · vs PHI

Market projects: 6.6; recent weeks avg
PHI D vs TE: 10.5; 7th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 70 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

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Mason Taylor

TE · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 4.4; recent weeks avg
LV D vs TE: 19.6; 4th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 90 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 57%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Mason Taylor for Chig Okonkwo?

Not on these numbers alone. Mason Taylor projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 9 games) and Chig Okonkwo 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Chig Okonkwo over Mason Taylor.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chig Okonkwo over Mason Taylor in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chig Okonkwo at 6.6 points and Mason Taylor at 4.4, a gap of 2.2. 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. No player market is posted for Mason Taylor this week yet, so his 4.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (3.9, 3.8 and 5.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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.

The market-based projection for Chig Okonkwo is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Mason Taylor yet. His market-based projections were 3.9, 3.8 and 5.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 4.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Chig Okonkwo 2.2 points ahead of Mason Taylor on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Mason Taylor and NYJ host LV on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LV allowed 19.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 4th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 58 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against LV.

By points allowed to the position, Mason Taylor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chig Okonkwo is not on the injury report.

Mason Taylor is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 7, Mason Taylor played 57 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Mason Taylor, Week 2 against GB: 34 of 74 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Mason Taylor, Week 5 against CLE: 41 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 24 yards.

Mason Taylor, Week 6 against NE: 34 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards.

Mason Taylor, Week 7 against MIA: 37 of 59 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Mason Taylor played 13 games for NYJ and scored 88.9 PPR points, 6.8 a game, finishing TE32.

He caught 44 of 65 targets for 369 yards and 1 touchdown, with 7 red zone targets and 235 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 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 Mason Taylor for Chig Okonkwo?
Not on these numbers alone. Mason Taylor projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 9 games) and Chig Okonkwo 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Chig Okonkwo over Mason Taylor.
Should I drop Chig Okonkwo for Mason Taylor?
Not on these numbers alone. Chig Okonkwo projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.5 a game over 10 games) and Mason Taylor 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Chig Okonkwo over Mason Taylor.