Wondering who you should start this week — Mason Taylor or Tyler Higbee? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Tyler Higbee — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Tyler Higbee (WAS allow the 2nd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 9
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Mason Taylor
@ KC
7.7
6th · soft
12.5
–
healthy
Tyler HigbeeSTART
@ WAS
8.3
2nd · soft
3.3
–
healthy
TEs vs KC recently: Charlie Kolar 2 pts (W6) · AJ Barner 4.6 pts (W7) · Nate Adkins 6.4 pts (W8).
TEs vs WAS recently: Isaiah Likely 21.4 pts (W5) · George Kittle 12.9 pts (W6) · Eli Stowers 5.3 pts (W8).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Tyler Higbee has the higher floor (2.1) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Mason Taylor has the higher ceiling (16.4) — the play if you need points.
Mason Taylor is boom-or-bust — about 11% more volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — wider range in both directions.
Mason Taylor faces KC, 6th most generous to TEs.
Tyler Higbee faces WAS, 2nd 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.