Wondering who you should start this week — Dallas Goedert or Harold Fannin Jr.? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Harold Fannin Jr. — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Harold Fannin Jr. (PIT allow the 18th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 8
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Dallas Goedert
@ WAS
10.2
2nd · soft
10.6
632
healthy
Harold Fannin Jr.START
@ PIT
10.7
18th
5.5
754
healthy
TEs vs WAS recently: Tyler Warren 4.1 pts (W4) · Isaiah Likely 21.4 pts (W5) · George Kittle 12.9 pts (W6).
Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Harold Fannin Jr. has the higher floor (4) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Harold Fannin Jr. has the higher ceiling (19.2) — the play if you need points.
Dallas Goedert is steady — about 10% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Harold Fannin Jr. is steady — about 13% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Dallas Goedert faces WAS, 2nd most generous to TEs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Harold Fannin Jr. carries the higher trade value — 754 against 632 (a 16% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Harold Fannin Jr. gets the most.
Momentum: Dallas Goedert +324 and Harold Fannin Jr. -475 over the last 30 days.