Start Tommy Tremble or Chig Okonkwo? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 6:12 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chig Okonkwo over Tommy Tremble

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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

Sit

Tommy Tremble

TE · CAR · at GB

Market projects: 5.4; fantasy pts
GB D vs TE: 9.0; 2nd fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 19 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 55%; Through Week 7
Target share: 10%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Chig Okonkwo for Tommy Tremble?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tommy Tremble projects 51 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 10 games), Chig Okonkwo 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chig Okonkwo over Tommy Tremble. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chig Okonkwo over Tommy Tremble in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chig Okonkwo at 6.6 points and Tommy Tremble at 5.4, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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.

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).

Player markets imply 5.4 fantasy points for Tommy Tremble, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tommy Tremble is 16 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Chig Okonkwo 1.2 points ahead of Tommy Tremble 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.

Tommy Tremble and CAR visit GB on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

GB allowed 9.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 33 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against GB.

By points allowed to the position, Chig Okonkwo has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chig Okonkwo is not on the injury report.

Tommy Tremble 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, Tommy Tremble played 55 percent of CAR snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Tommy Tremble, Week 3 against CLE: 37 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 41 yards.

Tommy Tremble, Week 4 against DET: 38 of 75 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards.

Tommy Tremble, Week 6 against PHI: 54 of 79 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tommy Tremble, Week 7 against TB: 27 of 56 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards.

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, Tommy Tremble played 17 games for CAR and scored 63.9 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing TE42.

He caught 27 of 37 targets for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 85 air yards.

He was on the field for 60 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 Tommy Tremble?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tommy Tremble projects 51 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 10 games), Chig Okonkwo 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chig Okonkwo over Tommy Tremble. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Tommy Tremble for Chig Okonkwo?
No. Keep Tommy Tremble: he projects 51 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 10 games), Chig Okonkwo 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chig Okonkwo over Tommy Tremble.