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Start Mark Andrews or Tommy Tremble? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 10:21 AM ET.

Start

TE · BAL · vs JAX

Market projects
5.5
fantasy pts
JAX D vs TE
11.0
8th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside
Limited
39 of 100 at TE
Snap share
64%
Through Week 8
Target share
18%
Through Week 8
Sit

TE · CAR · vs DEN

Market projects
4.3
fantasy pts
DEN D vs TE
16.8
7th most to TEs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
57 of 100 at TE
Snap share
56%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Tommy Tremble for Mark Andrews?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Mark Andrews projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), Tommy Tremble 45 (5.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Mark Andrews over Tommy Tremble, 5.5 to 4.4 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Mark Andrews over Tommy Tremble in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Mark Andrews at 5.5 points and Tommy Tremble at 4.3, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.5 fantasy points for Mark Andrews, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Mark Andrews is 19 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.4 fantasy points for Tommy Tremble, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tommy Tremble is 16 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 10 and 11 market sources).

That puts Mark Andrews 1.2 points ahead of Tommy Tremble on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Mark Andrews and BAL host JAX on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

JAX allowed 11.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 32 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against JAX.

Tommy Tremble and CAR host DEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DEN allowed 16.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 7th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 68 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against DEN.

By points allowed to the position, Tommy Tremble has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Mark Andrews is not on the injury report.

Tommy Tremble is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Mark Andrews played 64 percent of BAL snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Mark Andrews, Week 8 against BUF: 29 of 51 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 14 yards.

Through Week 8, Tommy Tremble played 56 percent of CAR snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Tommy Tremble, Week 4 against DET: 38 of 75 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards.

Tommy Tremble, Week 6 against PHI: 54 of 79 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tommy Tremble, Week 7 against TB: 27 of 56 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Tommy Tremble, Week 8 against GB: 44 of 73 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 19 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.

In 2025, Tommy Tremble played 17 games for CAR and scored 63.9 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing TE42.

He caught 27 of 37 targets for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 85 air yards.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Tommy Tremble for Mark Andrews?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Mark Andrews projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), Tommy Tremble 45 (5.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Mark Andrews over Tommy Tremble, 5.5 to 4.4 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Mark Andrews for Tommy Tremble?

    No. Keep Mark Andrews: he projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), Tommy Tremble 45 (5.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Mark Andrews over Tommy Tremble, 5.5 to 4.4 projected PPR points.

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