Start Darnell Washington or Kenyon Sadiq? Week 8

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

Start Kenyon Sadiq over Darnell Washington

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Kenyon Sadiq

TE · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 6.5; recent weeks avg
LV D vs TE: 19.6; 4th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 46 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 40%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; Through Week 7

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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

Should I drop Kenyon Sadiq for Darnell Washington?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Darnell Washington projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Kenyon Sadiq 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kenyon Sadiq over Darnell Washington. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Kenyon Sadiq over Darnell Washington in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Kenyon Sadiq at 6.5 points and Darnell Washington at 6.5, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq this week yet, so his 6.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (8.1, 5.8 and 5.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq yet. His market-based projections were 8.1, 5.8 and 5.6 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 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.

That puts Kenyon Sadiq 0.0 points ahead of Darnell Washington on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Kenyon Sadiq and NYJ host LV on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LV allowed 19.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 4th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 58 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against LV.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Kenyon Sadiq has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

Darnell Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Kenyon Sadiq played 40 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 4 against CHI: 22 of 32 snaps, 4 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 5 against CLE: 13 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 6 against NE: 22 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 7 against MIA: 22 of 59 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

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.

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.

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 Kenyon Sadiq for Darnell Washington?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Darnell Washington projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Kenyon Sadiq 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kenyon Sadiq over Darnell Washington. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Darnell Washington for Kenyon Sadiq?
No. Keep Darnell Washington: he projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Kenyon Sadiq 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kenyon Sadiq over Darnell Washington.

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