Start Tyler Warren or Chig Okonkwo? Week 8

Updated Oct 29, 7:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 23, 2:27 PM ET: Colts' Tyler Warren to miss second game with groin injury (ESPN)
Oct 23, 1:13 PM ET: Tyler Warren: Questionable to Out (Groin) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Tyler Warren over Chig Okonkwo

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Tyler Warren

TE · IND · at JAX · Questionable

Market projects: 10.0; fantasy pts
JAX D vs TE: 11.8; 11th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 64 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 91%; Through Week 5
Target share: 22%; Through Week 5

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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 Tyler Warren?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Warren projects 104 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.6 a game over 9 games), Chig Okonkwo 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tyler Warren over Chig Okonkwo, 10.0 to 8.2 projected PPR points. Tyler Warren is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Tyler Warren over Chig Okonkwo in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Tyler Warren at 10.0 points and Chig Okonkwo at 8.2, a gap of 1.8. Drafters take Tyler Warren at ADP 67 and Chig Okonkwo at 230.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.0 fantasy points for Tyler Warren, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyler Warren is 38 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (9, 7 and 11 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 Tyler Warren 1.8 points ahead of Chig Okonkwo on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Tyler Warren and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 11.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 35 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against JAX.

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, Tyler Warren has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Warren is listed as questionable with a groin injury.

Chig Okonkwo is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 5, Tyler Warren played 91 percent of IND snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Warren, Week 2 against KC: 58 of 65 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Warren, Week 3 against HOU: 67 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 10 targets and 9 catches for 55 yards.

Tyler Warren, Week 4 against WAS: 56 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 41 yards.

Tyler Warren, Week 5 against PIT: 67 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 9 targets and 7 catches for 83 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Tyler Warren played 17 games for IND and scored 188.5 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE4.

He caught 76 of 112 targets for 817 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 343 air yards.

He was on the field for 84 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

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 Tyler Warren?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Warren projects 104 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.6 a game over 9 games), Chig Okonkwo 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tyler Warren over Chig Okonkwo, 10.0 to 8.2 projected PPR points. Tyler Warren is listed questionable.
Should I drop Tyler Warren for Chig Okonkwo?
No. Keep Tyler Warren: he projects 104 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.6 a game over 9 games), Chig Okonkwo 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tyler Warren over Chig Okonkwo, 10.0 to 8.2 projected PPR points. Tyler Warren is listed questionable.