Start Dallas Goedert or Travis Kelce? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 9:36 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)
Oct 21, 7:13 PM ET: Travis Kelce: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Travis Kelce over Dallas Goedert

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Travis Kelce

TE · KC · at DEN

Market projects: 11.9; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs TE: 16.0; 9th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 91 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 78%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; 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 Travis Kelce?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Travis Kelce projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 10 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Travis Kelce over Dallas Goedert.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Travis Kelce over Dallas Goedert in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Travis Kelce at 11.9 points and Dallas Goedert at 10.5, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Travis Kelce this week yet, so his 11.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (12.7 and 11.1); 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. Drafters take Travis Kelce at ADP 113 and Dallas Goedert at 121.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Travis Kelce yet. His market-based projections were 12.7 and 11.1 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 11.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Travis Kelce is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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.

That puts Travis Kelce 1.4 points ahead of Dallas Goedert on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Travis Kelce and KC visit DEN on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DEN allowed 16.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 65 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against DEN.

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.

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

Injury status

Travis Kelce is not on the injury report.

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Travis Kelce played 78 percent of KC snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Travis Kelce, Week 3 against MIA: 41 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 59 yards, 1 touchdown.

Travis Kelce, Week 4 against LV: 50 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Travis Kelce, Week 6 against LAC: 40 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards.

Travis Kelce, Week 7 against SEA: 44 of 53 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Travis Kelce played 17 games for KC and scored 193.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing TE3.

He caught 76 of 108 targets for 851 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 428 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Travis Kelce?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Travis Kelce projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 10 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Travis Kelce over Dallas Goedert.
Should I drop Travis Kelce for Dallas Goedert?
No. Keep Travis Kelce: he projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 10 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Travis Kelce over Dallas Goedert.