With Week 8 now upon us, how should fantasy managers approach setting their starting fantasy football lineups? We do the research here at Pro Football Network so that you can have everything you need at your fingertips to help you dominate your fantasy football league this season. With that in mind, here are my top options to start and sit at the TE position in Week 8.
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Which TEs Should You Start in Fantasy This Week?
Darren Waller, TE, New York Giants
With Daniel Jones watching from the sideline, Tyrod Taylor has stepped in and captained this New York Giants offense well. It’s especially encouraging for fantasy managers to see that he’s working Darren Waller heavily into the passing game and making him a featured weapon.
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Over the last three games, Waller has finished as a top-15 TE, and that doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon with his 26 targets over that time frame. Fire him up against the New York Jets with confidence.
Which TEs Should You Sit in Fantasy This Week?
Dalton Kincaid, TE, Buffalo Bills
Fantasy managers will view Week 7 as Dalton Kincaid’s breakout performance and use it as an excuse to get him into their starting lineups this week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
While Kincaid has all the talent to be a top-tier fantasy asset, this Buffalo Bills offense is difficult to nail down at the moment. They were forced to throw the ball a ton in Week 7, and New England was doing their best to eliminate the big play over the top, which forced Josh Allen to pepper Kincaid underneath.
While Dawson Knox will be out for the foreseeable future with a wrist injury, which makes Kincaid a bit safer of a play, he’s still far from a sure thing. He’s absolutely worth rostering and playing if you’re in a pinch, but I’d prefer to wait one more week before we fully rely on him as a starting option.
Trending Searches for TE Start/Sit
Did you know that we have a Start/Sit Optimizer here at Pro Football Network?! It’s completely free to use and it allows you to enter in up to six players to find the best option to plug into your starting lineup!
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It also allows us to see the most popular trending searches, which we’ve jotted some of them down here to help provide some clarity on.
Should You Start Darren Waller or Kyle Pitts?
At this point, Waller has shown more involvement in his offense on a consistent basis recently over Kyle Pitts. While the potential upside is certainly there for Pitts due to his talent level, Waller’s volume is more reliable.
At the TE position for fantasy football, I’m often looking more toward reliability than chasing upside. They’re not separated by much in TE rankings, but Waller gets the nod for me.
Should You Start Dalton Kincaid or Jonnu Smith?
While I’m skeptical of Kincaid being instantly plugged into starting lineups this week, he’s the answer to this trending search from our Start/Sit Optimizer.
Jonnu Smith is seeing plenty of opportunity — especially in the red zone — but the difference in offenses between Buffalo and the Atlanta Falcons makes me lean toward the upside of Kincaid.