Wondering who you should start this week — Mason Taylor or Mike Gesicki? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Mike Gesicki — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Mike Gesicki (TEN allow the 24th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 8
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Mason Taylor
vs LV
7.9
4th · soft
12.6
–
healthy
Mike GesickiSTART
vs TEN
8.2
24th
9.3
37
healthy
TEs vs LV recently: Hunter Henry 10.4 pts (W5) · Dalton Kincaid 3.8 pts (W6) · Davis Allen 14 pts (W7).
TEs vs TEN recently: Dalton Schultz 3 pts (W5) · Mo Alie-Cox 6.1 pts (W6) · Harold Fannin Jr. 7.1 pts (W7).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Mike Gesicki has the higher floor (2) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Mason Taylor has the higher ceiling (17.3) — the play if you need points.
Mason Taylor is boom-or-bust — about 12% more volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — wider range in both directions.
Mason Taylor faces LV, 4th most generous to TEs.
Mike Gesicki faces TEN, 24th most generous to TEs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Mike Gesicki carries the higher trade value — 37 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Mike Gesicki gets the most.