Colby Parkinson · Mason Taylor · 2026 week 8

Colby Parkinson or Mason Taylor?

Wondering who you should start this week — Colby Parkinson or Mason Taylor? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Mason Taylor — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Mason Taylor (LV allow the 4th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Colby Parkinson	vs LAC	6.7	23rd	8.4	–	Questionable
Mason Taylor START	vs LV	7.9	4th · soft	12.6	–	healthy

TEs vs LAC recently: AJ Barner 1.2 pts (W4) · Evan Engram 5.5 pts (W5) · Travis Kelce 5.3 pts (W6).

TEs vs LV recently: Hunter Henry 10.4 pts (W5) · Dalton Kincaid 3.8 pts (W6) · Davis Allen 14 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Mason Taylor projects 1.2 points higher in PPR.
Colby Parkinson faces LAC, 23rd most generous to TEs.
Colby Parkinson is flagged WATCH.
Mason Taylor faces LV, 4th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.