SEA — Week 8 vs CHI, who allow the 15th-most points to TEs — recently Kyle Pitts Sr. put up 18 on them (W6), Eli Raridon put up 11.6 on them (W7).
2.7 PPR points against KC on 1/1 rec, 17 yd — right on his 1.6 projection (+1.1). The week 8 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Eric Saubert projects 1.6 PPR points in week 8 vs CHI — the 15th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 4 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 CHI: 241.3 passing yards a game allowed (8.71/attempt) · 1.6 TDs/gm through the air · 0.6 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 15th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how CHI defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 9% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 7 games): 26.7% offensive snaps · 0.7 targets/game, 2% target share · 0.4 catches for 2.9 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (9 games): 39.5% offensive snaps, 0.8 targets/game, 3% target share, 2% air-yard share (aDOT 4), 0.4 catches for 3.4 yards/game, 0 TD. (2026) TD luck: 1 scored vs 0.2 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | vs CHI | Mon, Nov 2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 15th |
| W9 | vs ARI | Sun, Nov 8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 6th · soft |
| W10 | @ LV | Sun, Nov 15 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4th · soft |
| W12 | @ SF | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 26th · tough |
| W13 | vs DAL | Mon, Dec 7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 20th |
| W14 | vs NYG | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 21st |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7 | KC | 1/1 rec, 17 yd | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| W5 | SF | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| W3 | WAS | 1/2 rec, 13 yd, 1 TD | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
| W2 | ARI | 1/1 rec, -10 yd | -1.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 |