Start Darnell Washington or Greg Dulcich? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Darnell Washington over Greg Dulcich

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Darnell Washington

TE · PIT · vs CLE

Market projects: 6.5; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs TE: 13.6; 14th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 45 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 7
Target share: 9%; Through Week 7

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Greg Dulcich

TE · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 6.1; recent weeks avg
NE D vs TE: 12.4; 15th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 64 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Darnell Washington for Greg Dulcich?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Greg Dulcich projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 10 games), Darnell Washington 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Darnell Washington over Greg Dulcich. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Darnell Washington over Greg Dulcich in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Darnell Washington at 6.5 points and Greg Dulcich at 6.1, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Darnell Washington this week yet, so his 6.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.2, 6.5 and 6.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Greg Dulcich this week yet, so his 6.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (6.4 and 5.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Darnell Washington yet. His market-based projections were 6.2, 6.5 and 6.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 6.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Greg Dulcich yet. His market-based projections were 6.4 and 5.8 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 6.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Darnell Washington 0.4 points ahead of Greg Dulcich on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Darnell Washington and PIT host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 13.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 49 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CLE.

Greg Dulcich and MIA host NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 12.4 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 54 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NE.

By points allowed to the position, Darnell Washington has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Darnell Washington is not on the injury report.

Greg Dulcich is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Darnell Washington played 65 percent of PIT snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Darnell Washington, Week 4 against CLE: 51 of 72 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Darnell Washington, Week 5 against IND: 38 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Darnell Washington, Week 6 against TB: 56 of 79 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 25 yards, 1 touchdown.

Darnell Washington, Week 7 against NO: 36 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Greg Dulcich played 67 percent of MIA snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Greg Dulcich, Week 3 against KC: 51 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 55 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Darnell Washington played 16 games for PIT and scored 73.4 PPR points, 4.6 a game, finishing TE39.

He caught 31 of 43 targets for 364 yards and 1 touchdown, with 8 red zone targets and 135 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 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 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 Darnell Washington for Greg Dulcich?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Greg Dulcich projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 10 games), Darnell Washington 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Darnell Washington over Greg Dulcich. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Greg Dulcich for Darnell Washington?
No. Keep Greg Dulcich: he projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.0 a game over 10 games), Darnell Washington 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Darnell Washington over Greg Dulcich.

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