Wondering who you should start this week — Kyle Pitts Sr. or Mark Andrews? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Mark Andrews — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Mark Andrews (BUF allow the 8th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 8
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Kyle Pitts Sr.
@ TB
8.4
9th
17.1
791
healthy
Mark AndrewsSTART
@ BUF
9.0
8th · soft
3.8
189
healthy
TEs vs TB recently: Jake Ferguson 1.9 pts (W5) · Darnell Washington 8.5 pts (W6) · Darren Waller 11 pts (W7).
TEs vs BUF recently: Hunter Henry 6.2 pts (W4) · Tyler Higbee 8.3 pts (W5) · Michael Mayer 9.5 pts (W6).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Kyle Pitts Sr. has the higher floor (1.8) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Mark Andrews has the higher ceiling (18.4) — the play if you need points.
Kyle Pitts Sr. is boom-or-bust — about 9% more volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — wider range in both directions.
Mark Andrews is boom-or-bust — about 13% more volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — wider range in both directions.
Kyle Pitts Sr. faces TB, 9th most generous to TEs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Kyle Pitts Sr. carries the higher trade value — 791 against 189 (a 76% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kyle Pitts Sr. gets the most.
Momentum: Kyle Pitts Sr. +301 and Mark Andrews -261 over the last 30 days.