Start Kenyon Sadiq or Colby Parkinson? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Kenyon Sadiq over Colby Parkinson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Kenyon Sadiq at 6.5 points and Colby Parkinson at 5.3, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq this week yet, so his 6.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (8.1, 5.8 and 5.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Colby Parkinson this week yet, so his 5.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (5.3, 4.0 and 6.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq yet. His market-based projections were 8.1, 5.8 and 5.6 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 6.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Colby Parkinson yet. His market-based projections were 5.3, 4.0 and 6.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Kenyon Sadiq 1.1 points ahead of Colby Parkinson on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Kenyon Sadiq 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.

Colby Parkinson and LAR host LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 11.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 58 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAC.

By points allowed to the position, Kenyon Sadiq has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

Colby Parkinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Kenyon Sadiq played 40 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 4 against CHI: 22 of 32 snaps, 4 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 5 against CLE: 13 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 6 against NE: 22 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 7 against MIA: 22 of 59 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Through Week 7, Colby Parkinson played 63 percent of LAR snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 2 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Colby Parkinson, Week 3 against DEN: 37 of 86 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 5 against BUF: 53 of 82 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 6 against ARI: 36 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown.

Colby Parkinson, Week 7 against LV: 50 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Colby Parkinson played 15 games for LAR and scored 129.8 PPR points, 8.7 a game, finishing TE17.

He caught 43 of 56 targets for 408 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 20 red zone targets and 137 air yards.

He was on the field for 59 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Darnell Washington.
• Start AJ Barner over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Chig Okonkwo over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Darnell Washington over Colby Parkinson.