Start Dalton Kincaid or Harold Fannin Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Dalton Kincaid

Fannin projects lower, 9.4 to 12.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 73 for Fannin, 158 for Kincaid.

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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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Dalton Kincaid

TE · BUF · vs BAL · Questionable

Market projects: 12.2; recent weeks avg
BAL D vs TE: 12.3; 13th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 80 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 6
Target share: 18%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Harold Fannin Jr. for Dalton Kincaid?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Dalton Kincaid projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Harold Fannin Jr. 86 (9.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Dalton Kincaid. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Dalton Kincaid is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Dalton Kincaid in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Harold Fannin Jr. at 9.4 points and Dalton Kincaid at 12.2, a gap of 2.8. Harold Fannin Jr. still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 73 against 158, 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 Dalton Kincaid this week yet, so his 12.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (12.4 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Dalton Kincaid yet. His market-based projections were 12.4 and 12.0 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 12.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Dalton Kincaid is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Dalton Kincaid 2.8 points ahead of Harold Fannin Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Dalton Kincaid and BUF host BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 12.3 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 39 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against BAL.

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, Dalton Kincaid has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Dalton Kincaid is listed as questionable with a ribs injury.

Harold Fannin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Dalton Kincaid played 68 percent of BUF snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Dalton Kincaid, Week 3 against LAC: 44 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 38 yards.

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.

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, 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, 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 Harold Fannin Jr. for Dalton Kincaid?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Dalton Kincaid projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Harold Fannin Jr. 86 (9.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Dalton Kincaid. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Dalton Kincaid is listed questionable.
Should I drop Dalton Kincaid for Harold Fannin Jr.?
No. Keep Dalton Kincaid: he projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Harold Fannin Jr. 86 (9.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Dalton Kincaid. Dalton Kincaid is listed questionable.