Harold Fannin Jr.orMason Taylor?

Week 8 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.

Our call

Start Harold Fannin Jr.

Harold Fannin Jr. outscores Mason Taylor in 58% of simulations.

Mason Taylor still comes out ahead in the other 42%, so Harold Fannin Jr. is the better bet, not a sure thing. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 1.0 half-PPR points ahead in Week 8. The matchups don't separate them: Harold Fannin Jr. faces the Pittsburgh Steelers (4% more than average to TEs), Mason Taylor faces the Las Vegas Raiders (6% more than average to TEs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Harold Fannin Jr.
Floor
2.7
Median
7.3
Ceiling
15.4
Big game (15+):
11%
Dud (under 5):
30%
Mason Taylor
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.

StatHarold Fannin Jr.TE, CLE, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ETMason TaylorTE, NYJ, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection8.47.4
PPR projection10.49.2
Standard projection6.45.6
Rank this weekTE11TE14
Matchupat PITvs LV
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game7.78.2
Last season per game9.45.1
Snap share, last game83%63%
Trade value——