Start Harold Fannin Jr. or Mike Gesicki? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Mike Gesicki

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Harold Fannin Jr.

TE · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 8.6; fantasy pts
PIT D vs TE: 10.9; 9th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 68 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

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Mike Gesicki

TE · CIN · vs TEN

Market projects: 7.0; fantasy pts
TEN D vs TE: 10.8; 8th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 45%; Through Week 7
Target share: 8%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Mike Gesicki for Harold Fannin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Mike Gesicki 67 (6.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Mike Gesicki, 8.6 to 7.0 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Mike Gesicki in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Harold Fannin Jr. at 8.6 points and Mike Gesicki at 7.0, a gap of 1.5.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.6 fantasy points for Harold Fannin Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Harold Fannin Jr. is 34 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (7, 7 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.0 fantasy points for Mike Gesicki, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Mike Gesicki is 25 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Harold Fannin Jr. 1.5 points ahead of Mike Gesicki on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Mike Gesicki and CIN host TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 10.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 38 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against TEN.

By points allowed to the position, Harold Fannin Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Harold Fannin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Mike Gesicki is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 7, Mike Gesicki played 45 percent of CIN snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Gesicki, Week 3 against PIT: 29 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 4 against JAX: 47 of 76 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 5 against MIA: 29 of 65 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 7 against BAL: 20 of 53 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Mike Gesicki played 13 games for CIN and scored 70.7 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing TE41.

He caught 28 of 42 targets for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 244 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 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 Mike Gesicki for Harold Fannin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Mike Gesicki 67 (6.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Mike Gesicki, 8.6 to 7.0 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Harold Fannin Jr. for Mike Gesicki?
No. Keep Harold Fannin Jr.: he projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Mike Gesicki 67 (6.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Mike Gesicki, 8.6 to 7.0 projected PPR points.

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