Start Kenyon Sadiq or Eli Raridon? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Kenyon Sadiq over Eli Raridon in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Kenyon Sadiq at 4.6 points and Eli Raridon at 3.9, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Eli Raridon this week yet, so his 3.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (3.6, 4.0 and 4.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Eli Raridon yet. His market-based projections were 3.6, 4.0 and 4.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 3.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Eli Raridon is 0.2 touchdowns (13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.6 fantasy points for Kenyon Sadiq, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kenyon Sadiq is 18 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (10, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Kenyon Sadiq 0.7 points ahead of Eli Raridon on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Eli Raridon and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 21.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 75 yards and a touchdown a game against MIA.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Eli Raridon has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Eli Raridon is not on the injury report.

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Eli Raridon played 51 percent of NE snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Eli Raridon, Week 4 against BUF: 44 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 5 against LV: 43 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 57 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 6 against NYJ: 39 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 7 against CHI: 29 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 56 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Eli Raridon over Dawson Knox.
• Start Gunnar Helm over Eli Raridon.
• Start Eli Raridon over Jonnu Smith.
• Start AJ Barner over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Brevyn Spann-Ford.
• Start Cade Otton over Kenyon Sadiq.