Start Tucker Kraft or Tyler Warren? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Latest

Oct 23, 2:27 PM ET: Colts' Tyler Warren to miss second game with groin injury (ESPN)
Oct 23, 1:13 PM ET: Tyler Warren: Questionable to Out (Groin) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Tucker Kraft over Tyler Warren

Tyler Warren is listed out, so Tucker Kraft starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Tucker Kraft

TE · GB · vs CAR

Market projects: 11.1; fantasy pts
CAR D vs TE: 13.5; 15th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 87 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 7
Target share: 16%; Through Week 7

Sit

Tyler Warren

TE · IND · at JAX · Out

Market projects: 11.9; recent weeks avg
JAX D vs TE: 11.8; 11th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 91%; Through Week 5
Target share: 22%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Tucker Kraft for Tyler Warren?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Warren projects 111 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 9 games), Tucker Kraft 103 (11.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tucker Kraft over Tyler Warren. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Tyler Warren is listed out.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Tucker Kraft over Tyler Warren in Week 8.

Tyler Warren is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Tucker Kraft. Drafters take Tucker Kraft at ADP 104 and Tyler Warren at 67.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tyler Warren yet. His market-based projections were 10.9 and 13.0 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 12.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

Player markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Tucker Kraft, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tucker Kraft is 43 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Tyler Warren 0.8 points ahead of Tucker Kraft on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Tyler Warren and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 11.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 35 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against JAX.

Tucker Kraft and GB host CAR on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CAR allowed 13.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 46 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Tucker Kraft has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Warren is listed as out with a groin injury.

Tucker Kraft is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 5, Tyler Warren played 91 percent of IND snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Warren, Week 2 against KC: 58 of 65 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Warren, Week 3 against HOU: 67 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 10 targets and 9 catches for 55 yards.

Tyler Warren, Week 4 against WAS: 56 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 41 yards.

Tyler Warren, Week 5 against PIT: 67 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 9 targets and 7 catches for 83 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Tucker Kraft played 82 percent of GB snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Tucker Kraft, Week 4 against TB: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 42 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tucker Kraft, Week 5 against CHI: 47 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 64 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 6 against DAL: 58 of 75 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 37 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 7 against DET: 59 of 67 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tyler Warren played 17 games for IND and scored 188.5 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE4.

He caught 76 of 112 targets for 817 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 343 air yards.

He was on the field for 84 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Tucker Kraft played 8 games for GB and scored 117.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE24.

He caught 32 of 44 targets for 489 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 145 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 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 Tucker Kraft for Tyler Warren?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Warren projects 111 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 9 games), Tucker Kraft 103 (11.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tucker Kraft over Tyler Warren. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Tyler Warren is listed out.
Should I drop Tyler Warren for Tucker Kraft?
No. Keep Tyler Warren: he projects 111 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 9 games), Tucker Kraft 103 (11.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tucker Kraft over Tyler Warren. Tyler Warren is listed out.