Start Mark Andrews or Kenyon Sadiq? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Mark Andrews over Kenyon Sadiq in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Mark Andrews at 8.1 points and Kenyon Sadiq at 6.5, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Mark Andrews this week yet, so his 8.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (8.2, 7.9 and 8.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Mark Andrews at ADP 137 and Kenyon Sadiq at 204.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Mark Andrews yet. His market-based projections were 8.2, 7.9 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Mark Andrews is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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.

That puts Mark Andrews 1.6 points ahead of Kenyon Sadiq on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Mark Andrews and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 15.3 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 78 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against BUF.

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, Kenyon Sadiq has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Mark Andrews is not on the injury report.

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Mark Andrews played 65 percent of BAL snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Mark Andrews, Week 4 against TEN: 37 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mark Andrews, Week 5 against ATL: 55 of 76 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 6 against CLE: 41 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 7 against CIN: 38 of 67 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards.

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 2025 seasons

In 2025, Mark Andrews played 17 games for BAL and scored 131.0 PPR points, 7.7 a game, finishing TE16.

He caught 48 of 70 targets for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 321 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Mark Andrews over AJ Barner.
• Start Mark Andrews over Brenton Strange.
• Start Cade Otton over Mark Andrews.
• Start AJ Barner over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Colby Parkinson.