Start Mark Andrews or Kyle Pitts Sr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Pitts projects lower, 7.4 to 8.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 84 for Pitts, 137 for Andrews.

Start

Kyle Pitts Sr.

TE · ATL · at TB

Market projects: 7.4; recent weeks avg
TB D vs TE: 16.2; 8th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 84 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 55%; Through Week 7
Target share: 16%; Through Week 7

Sit

Mark Andrews

TE · BAL · at BUF

Market projects: 8.1; recent weeks avg
BUF D vs TE: 15.3; 12th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 74 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 7
Target share: 19%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Kyle Pitts Sr. for Mark Andrews?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Mark Andrews projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Kyle Pitts Sr. 65 (7.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kyle Pitts Sr. over Mark Andrews. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Kyle Pitts Sr. over Mark Andrews in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Kyle Pitts Sr. at 7.4 points and Mark Andrews at 8.1, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Kyle Pitts Sr. still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 84 against 137, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Kyle Pitts Sr. this week yet, so his 7.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.3, 7.2 and 8.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

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 Kyle Pitts Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 6.3, 7.2 and 8.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 7.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kyle Pitts Sr. is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Mark Andrews 0.7 points ahead of Kyle Pitts Sr. 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.

Kyle Pitts Sr. and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 16.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 62 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.

By points allowed to the position, Kyle Pitts Sr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Mark Andrews is not on the injury report.

Kyle Pitts Sr. 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, Kyle Pitts Sr. played 55 percent of ATL snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 1 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 7 against SF: 38 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

In 2025, Kyle Pitts Sr. played 17 games for ATL and scored 210.8 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing TE2.

He caught 88 of 118 targets for 928 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 528 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards, 11.8 PPR points.

Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against LAR: 49 of 53 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards, 3.6 PPR points.

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 Kyle Pitts Sr. for Mark Andrews?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Mark Andrews projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Kyle Pitts Sr. 65 (7.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kyle Pitts Sr. over Mark Andrews. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Mark Andrews for Kyle Pitts Sr.?
No. Keep Mark Andrews: he projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Kyle Pitts Sr. 65 (7.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kyle Pitts Sr. over Mark Andrews.

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