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Start Tucker Kraft or Tyler Warren? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET.

Start

TE · IND · vs DAL

Market projects
11.5
recent weeks avg
DAL D vs TE
13.7
16th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside
High
88 of 100 at TE
Snap share
88%
Through Week 8
Target share
23%
Through Week 8
Sit

TE · GB · at NE

Market projects
11.3
fantasy pts
NE D vs TE
11.9
9th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside
Rising
76 of 100 at TE
Snap share
82%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Tucker Kraft for Tyler Warren?

Not on these numbers alone. Tucker Kraft projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 8 games) and Tyler Warren 93 (11.6 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Warren over Tucker Kraft.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Tyler Warren over Tucker Kraft in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Tyler Warren at 11.5 points and Tucker Kraft at 11.3, a gap of 0.2. 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 Warren this week yet, so his 11.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (13.0 and 10.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tyler Warren at ADP 67 and Tucker Kraft at 104.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Tyler Warren yet. His market-based projections were 13.0 and 10.1 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 11.5, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

Player markets imply 11.3 fantasy points for Tucker Kraft, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tucker Kraft is 46 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (10, 8 and 7 market sources).

That puts Tyler Warren 0.2 points ahead of Tucker Kraft on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Tyler Warren and IND host DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 13.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 51 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against DAL.

Tucker Kraft and GB visit NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 11.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 52 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NE.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Warren has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Warren is not on the injury report.

Tucker Kraft is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Tyler Warren played 88 percent of IND snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Tyler Warren, Week 8 against JAX: 44 of 61 snaps, 10 targets and 4 catches for 18 yards.

Through Week 8, 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 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.

Tucker Kraft, Week 8 against CAR: 61 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 6 catches for 53 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 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 Tucker Kraft for Tyler Warren?

    Not on these numbers alone. Tucker Kraft projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 8 games) and Tyler Warren 93 (11.6 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Warren over Tucker Kraft.

  • Should I drop Tyler Warren for Tucker Kraft?

    Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Warren projects 93 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.6 a game over 8 games) and Tucker Kraft 91 (11.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Warren over Tucker Kraft.

Week 9 on the board

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