Start Dallas Goedert or Harold Fannin Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 22, 7:13 PM ET: Dallas Goedert: Listed Questionable (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Dallas Goedert

Fannin projects lower, 9.4 to 10.5, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 73 for Fannin, 121 for Goedert.

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Harold Fannin Jr.

TE · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 9.4; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs TE: 10.9; 9th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 81 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

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Dallas Goedert

TE · PHI · at WAS

Market projects: 10.5; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs TE: 21.5; 2nd most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 99 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 18%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Harold Fannin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Dallas Goedert.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Dallas Goedert in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Harold Fannin Jr. at 9.4 points and Dallas Goedert at 10.5, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Harold Fannin Jr. still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 73 against 121, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Harold Fannin Jr. this week yet, so his 9.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.8, 10.0 and 8.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dallas Goedert this week yet, so his 10.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.9, 8.8 and 12.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Dallas Goedert yet. His market-based projections were 9.9, 8.8 and 12.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 10.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Harold Fannin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 9.8, 10.0 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Harold Fannin Jr. is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Dallas Goedert 1.1 points ahead of Harold Fannin Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Dallas Goedert and PHI visit WAS on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

WAS allowed 21.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 74 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against WAS.

Harold Fannin Jr. and CLE visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 10.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 42 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against PIT.

By points allowed to the position, Dallas Goedert has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Harold Fannin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Dallas Goedert played 67 percent of PHI snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Dallas Goedert, Week 2 against TEN: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 5 against JAX: 43 of 62 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 7 against DAL: 48 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

Through Week 7, Harold Fannin Jr. played 83 percent of CLE snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 7 against TEN: 58 of 70 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 91 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Dallas Goedert played 15 games for PHI and scored 185.1 PPR points, 12.3 a game, finishing TE7.

He caught 60 of 82 targets for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 357 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Harold Fannin Jr. played 16 games for CLE and scored 186.4 PPR points, 11.7 a game, finishing TE6.

He caught 72 of 107 targets for 731 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 379 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against PIT: 12 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.0 PPR points.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against BUF: 57 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns, 19.5 PPR points.

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 Dallas Goedert for Harold Fannin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Dallas Goedert.
Should I drop Harold Fannin Jr. for Dallas Goedert?
No. Keep Harold Fannin Jr.: he projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Dallas Goedert.