Mason TaylororPat Freiermuth?
Week 8 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.
Our call
Lean Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor outscores Pat Freiermuth in 52% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Pat Freiermuth 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); Pat Freiermuth faces the Cleveland Browns (7% fewer than average to TEs).
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 1.1
- Median
- 5.6
- Ceiling
- 15.9
- Big game (15+):
- 12%
- Dud (under 5):
- 46%
- Floor
- 1.3
- Median
- 5.4
- Ceiling
- 14.1
- Big game (15+):
- 9%
- Dud (under 5):
- 47%
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 | Mason TaylorTE, NYJ, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET | Pat FreiermuthTE, PIT, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| PPR projection | 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Standard projection | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Rank this week | TE14 | TE18 |
| Matchup | vs LV | vs CLE |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 8.2 | 8.0 |
| Last season per game | 5.1 | 6.2 |
| Snap share, last game | 63% | 53% |
| Trade value | — | — |