LAR — Week 8 vs LAC, who allow the 23rd-most points to TEs — recently Evan Engram put up 5.5 on them (W5), Travis Kelce put up 5.3 on them (W6).
3.4 PPR points against LV on 2/3 rec, 14 yd — missed his 9.8 projection by 6.4. The week 8 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Tyler Higbee projects 8.4 PPR points in week 8 vs LAC — the 23rd-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 7 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 LAC: 216.2 passing yards a game allowed (7.58/attempt) · 1.2 TDs/gm through the air · 0.8 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 23rd-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how LAC defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 41.5 receiving yards · 31% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 6 games): 58% offensive snaps · 5.3 targets/game, 12.6% target share · 13.4% air-yard share (aDOT 8) · 4.3 catches for 43.3 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (10 games): 55.5% offensive snaps, 3.6 targets/game, 11% target share, 6.6% air-yard share (aDOT 6.1), 2.5 catches for 28.1 yards/game, 3 TD. (2026) TD luck: 1 scored vs 0.7 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 8 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 1.5 · median 5.4 · ceiling 14 — 23% chance of 10+, 9% of 15+, 3% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | vs LAC | Sun, Nov 1 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 23rd |
| W9 | @ WAS | Sun, Nov 8 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 2nd · soft |
| W10 | @ ARI | Sun, Nov 15 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 6th · soft |
| W12 | vs GB | Wed, Nov 25 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 31st · tough |
| W13 | vs KC | Thu, Dec 3 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 8.6 | 5th · soft |
| W14 | @ SF | Sun, Dec 13 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 26th · tough |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7 | LV | 2/3 rec, 14 yd | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| W6 | ARI | 4/4 rec, 22 yd · 1 fum | 0.2 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
| W5 | BUF | 5/6 rec, 83 yd | 8.3 | 10.8 | 13.3 |
| W4 | PHI | 5/6 rec, 67 yd | 6.7 | 9.2 | 11.7 |
| W3 | DEN | 8/11 rec, 62 yd, 1 TD | 12.2 | 16.2 | 20.2 |
| W1 | SF | 2/2 rec, 12 yd · 1 fum | -0.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 |