Noah Fant · Terrance Ferguson · 2026 week 8

Noah Fant or Terrance Ferguson?

Wondering who you should start this week — Noah Fant or Terrance Ferguson? 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 0.7 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
Noah Fant START	vs CLE	5.7	17th	8	–	healthy
Terrance Ferguson	@ WAS	5.0	2nd · soft	9.6	43	IR

TEs vs CLE recently: Mason Taylor 2.4 pts (W5) · Josh Cuevas 10.4 pts (W6) · Gunnar Helm 2.4 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 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Noah Fant faces CLE, 17th 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 — 43 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Terrance Ferguson gets the most.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.