Start Dalton Kincaid or Greg Dulcich? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Dalton Kincaid over Greg Dulcich in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Dalton Kincaid at 9.9 points and Greg Dulcich at 8.9, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Dalton Kincaid at ADP 158 and Greg Dulcich at 211.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for Dalton Kincaid, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Dalton Kincaid is 46 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (6, 6 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Greg Dulcich, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Greg Dulcich is 38 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 10 and 12 market sources).

That puts Dalton Kincaid 1.0 points ahead of Greg Dulcich on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Dalton Kincaid and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

MIN allowed 7.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 39 yards and no touchdowns a game against MIN.

Greg Dulcich and MIA host DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 27.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 98 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against DET.

By points allowed to the position, Greg Dulcich has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Dalton Kincaid is not on the injury report.

Greg Dulcich is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Dalton Kincaid played 66 percent of BUF snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Dalton Kincaid, Week 4 against NE: 35 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Dalton Kincaid, Week 5 against LAR: 45 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Dalton Kincaid, Week 6 against LV: 49 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 38 yards.

Dalton Kincaid, Week 8 against BAL: 47 of 82 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Greg Dulcich played 68 percent of MIA snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Greg Dulcich, Week 4 against MIN: 20 of 39 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 5 against CIN: 49 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 7 against NYJ: 42 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 86 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 8 against NE: 45 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Dalton Kincaid played 12 games for BUF and scored 126.1 PPR points, 10.5 a game, finishing TE20.

He caught 39 of 49 targets for 571 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 312 air yards.

He was on the field for 40 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Greg Dulcich played 10 games for MIA and scored 62.8 PPR points, 6.3 a game, finishing TE43.

He caught 26 of 33 targets for 335 yards and 1 touchdown, with 5 red zone targets and 136 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start Dalton Kincaid over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Cade Otton.
• Start Greg Dulcich over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Greg Dulcich.
• Start Greg Dulcich over Cade Otton.