Eli Raridon · Noah Fant · 2026 week 8

Eli Raridon or Noah Fant?

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

Start Noah Fant — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Noah Fant (CLE allow the 17th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Eli Raridon	@ MIA	5.6	3rd · soft	9.1	–	healthy
Noah Fant START	vs CLE	5.7	17th	8	–	healthy

TEs vs MIA recently: T.J. Hockenson 11.9 pts (W4) · Tanner Hudson 7.4 pts (W5) · Mason Taylor 20.2 pts (W7).

TEs vs CLE recently: Mason Taylor 2.4 pts (W5) · Josh Cuevas 10.4 pts (W6) · Gunnar Helm 2.4 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Eli Raridon faces MIA, 3rd most generous to TEs.
Noah Fant faces CLE, 17th 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.