Eli Raridon · Terrance Ferguson · 2026 week 8

Eli Raridon or Terrance Ferguson?

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

Start Eli Raridon — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Eli Raridon (MIA allow the 3rd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Eli Raridon START	@ MIA	5.8	3rd · soft	9.1	–	healthy
Terrance Ferguson	@ WAS	5.0	2nd · soft	9.6	66	IR

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 WAS recently: Tyler Warren 4.1 pts (W4) · Isaiah Likely 21.4 pts (W5) · George Kittle 12.9 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Eli Raridon faces MIA, 3rd most generous to TEs.
Terrance Ferguson faces WAS, 2nd most generous to TEs.
Terrance Ferguson is flagged OUT.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Terrance Ferguson carries the higher trade value — 66 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Terrance Ferguson gets the most.

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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.