CLE — Week 8 at PIT, who allow the 18th-most points to TEs — recently Bauer Sharp put up 2.1 on them (W6), Noah Fant put up 1.1 on them (W7).
Blake Whiteheart projects 2.2 PPR points in week 8 at PIT — the 18th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 4.3 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at TE — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 8 angle vs PIT: 230 passing yards a game allowed (6.74/attempt) · 1 TDs/gm through the air · 1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 18th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how PIT defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 6% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 4 games): 33.7% offensive snaps · 1 targets/game, 3.8% target share · 2.9% air-yard share (aDOT 4.8) · 0.8 catches for 9.8 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (9 games): 23.7% offensive snaps, 0.7 targets/game, 2.5% target share, 1.9% air-yard share (aDOT 7.2), 0.2 catches for 0.4 yards/game, 0 TD. (2026) TD luck: 1 scored vs 0 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Compare Blake Whiteheart in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | @ PIT | Sun, Nov 1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 18th |
| W9 | @ NO | Sun, Nov 8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 7th · soft |
| W10 | vs HOU | Sun, Nov 15 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 28th · tough |
| W12 | vs LV | Sun, Nov 29 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 4th · soft |
| W13 | vs CIN | Sun, Dec 6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 14th |
| W14 | vs ATL | Sun, Dec 13 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 12th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W6 | BAL | 1/1 rec, 8 yd | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| W2 | TB | 1/2 rec, 17 yd, 1 TD | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.7 |
| W1 | JAX | 1/1 rec, 14 yd | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 |