Darren WallerorMason Taylor?
Week 8 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.
Our call
Lean Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor outscores Darren Waller in 52% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Darren Waller comes out ahead in the other 48%. Lean Mason Taylor, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Mason Taylor projects 0.7 half-PPR points ahead in Week 8. Mason Taylor has the better matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders (6% more than average to TEs); Darren Waller faces the Green Bay Packers (24% fewer than average to TEs).
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 1.3
- Median
- 5.2
- Ceiling
- 13.6
- Big game (15+):
- 8%
- Dud (under 5):
- 48%
- Floor
- 1.1
- Median
- 5.6
- Ceiling
- 15.9
- Big game (15+):
- 12%
- Dud (under 5):
- 46%
Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.
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| Stat | Darren WallerTE, CAR, Thu, Oct 29, 8:15 p.m. ET | Mason TaylorTE, NYJ, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 6.7 | 7.4 |
| PPR projection | 7.7 | 9.2 |
| Standard projection | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| Rank this week | TE17 | TE14 |
| Matchup | at GB | vs LV |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 7.5 | 8.2 |
| Last season per game | 8.5 | 5.1 |
| Snap share, last game | 45% | 63% |
| Trade value | — | — |