Start Tyler Higbee or Dallas Goedert? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 9:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Dallas Goedert over Tyler Higbee

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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

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Tyler Higbee

TE · LAR · vs LAC

Market projects: 8.1; recent weeks avg
LAC D vs TE: 11.1; 10th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Tyler Higbee?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Higbee projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Tyler Higbee. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Dallas Goedert over Tyler Higbee in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Dallas Goedert at 10.5 points and Tyler Higbee at 8.1, a gap of 2.4. 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. No player market is posted for Tyler Higbee this week yet, so his 8.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.1, 7.7 and 9.4); 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 Tyler Higbee yet. His market-based projections were 7.1, 7.7 and 9.4 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Dallas Goedert 2.4 points ahead of Tyler Higbee 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.

Tyler Higbee 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, Dallas Goedert has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Tyler Higbee 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, Tyler Higbee played 59 percent of LAR snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Higbee, Week 4 against PHI: 55 of 84 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 67 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 5 against BUF: 55 of 82 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 6 against ARI: 48 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 7 against LV: 53 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 14 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, Tyler Higbee played 10 games for LAR and scored 71.1 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing TE40.

He caught 25 of 36 targets for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 141 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Tyler Higbee?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Higbee projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Tyler Higbee. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Tyler Higbee for Dallas Goedert?
No. Keep Tyler Higbee: he projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Tyler Higbee.

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