Start Tyler Higbee or Jake Ferguson? Week 8
Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Tyler Higbee over Jake Ferguson
- Market projects
- 8.1
- recent weeks avg
- LAC D vs TE
- 11.1
- 10th fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 59%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 12%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 6.8
- recent weeks avg
- ARI D vs TE
- 16.6
- 7th most to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 66%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 9%
- Through Week 7
Should I drop Jake Ferguson for Tyler Higbee?
Not on these numbers alone. Jake Ferguson projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 9 games) and Tyler Higbee 71 (7.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Jake Ferguson.
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Our Week 8 call
Start Tyler Higbee over Jake Ferguson in Week 8.
Market-based projections have Tyler Higbee at 8.1 points and Jake Ferguson at 6.8, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Tyler Higbee this week yet, so his 8.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.1, 7.7 and 9.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jake Ferguson this week yet, so his 6.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.9, 7.5 and 6.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 8 player market is posted for Tyler Higbee yet. His market-based projections were 7.1, 7.7 and 9.4 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.
No Week 8 player market is posted for Jake Ferguson yet. His market-based projections were 6.9, 7.6 and 6.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 6.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.
That puts Tyler Higbee 1.2 points ahead of Jake Ferguson on these projections.
Week 8 matchups
Tyler Higbee and LAR host LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
LAC allowed 11.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 58 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAC.
Jake Ferguson and DAL host ARI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
ARI allowed 16.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 60 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI.
By points allowed to the position, Jake Ferguson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Tyler Higbee is not on the injury report.
Jake Ferguson is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 8
Through Week 7, Tyler Higbee played 59 percent of LAR snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.
Tyler Higbee, Week 4 against PHI: 55 of 84 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 67 yards.
Tyler Higbee, Week 5 against BUF: 55 of 82 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards.
Tyler Higbee, Week 6 against ARI: 48 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards.
Tyler Higbee, Week 7 against LV: 53 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.
Through Week 7, Jake Ferguson played 66 percent of DAL snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.
Jake Ferguson, Week 4 against HOU: 55 of 78 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 11 yards.
Jake Ferguson, Week 5 against TB: 50 of 60 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.
Jake Ferguson, Week 6 against GB: 42 of 78 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.
Jake Ferguson, Week 7 against PHI: 38 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Tyler Higbee played 10 games for LAR and scored 71.1 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing TE40.
He caught 25 of 36 targets for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 141 air yards.
He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Jake Ferguson played 17 games for DAL and scored 188.1 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE5.
He caught 82 of 102 targets for 600 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 23 red zone targets and 293 air yards.
He was on the field for 67 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 Jake Ferguson for Tyler Higbee?
Not on these numbers alone. Jake Ferguson projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 9 games) and Tyler Higbee 71 (7.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Jake Ferguson.
Should I drop Tyler Higbee for Jake Ferguson?
Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Higbee projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 games) and Jake Ferguson 70 (7.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Jake Ferguson.
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Week 8 on the board
- Is Tyler Higbee playing Week 8?
- Is Jake Ferguson playing Week 8?
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