Planning range
10–18%$10–$18 on a $100 budgetTen catches for 154 yards in Week 8 show involvement beyond a touchdown spike. He is already widely rostered, so first check your own league.
WEEK 9 · FAAB FIELD GUIDE
A rare available TE upgrade, if he is actually free.
Our editorial planning range: 10–18% of your starting budget. Use the role and roster conditions below before bidding.

PUT IT IN YOUR BUDGET
12-team PPR redraft; one QB unless Superflex is selected. Percentages refer to the original season budget. Your remaining funds limit what you can actually spend.
Ten catches for 154 yards in Week 8 show involvement beyond a touchdown spike. He is already widely rostered, so first check your own league.
Bid much less when you already have a comparable starter; the same player is worth less to a roster that cannot use him.
Pay more if he is available and would become your weekly starter in a league with few adequate tight ends.
Starting budget: $100 · Remaining: $100
WHAT YOU ARE BUYING
Ten catches for 154 yards in Week 8 show involvement beyond a touchdown spike. He is already widely rostered, so first check your own league.
Ownership across leagues does not tell us whether he is free in yours. A big game can create demand without creating a lasting job. Compare expected opportunities, the weeks you need covered and the value of the player you would drop.
Pay more if he is available and would become your weekly starter in a league with few adequate tight ends.
Bid much less when you already have a comparable starter; the same player is worth less to a roster that cannot use him. An unused bench upgrade is worth less than a player who actually changes your starting lineup.
Use these ranges as a planning aid. Your league’s bidding habits, roster size, remaining budget, scoring and alternatives can change the sensible price.
Compare TE pickups ↗ Check who to drop →FF editorial spending guidelines, not a trained FAAB model or a prediction of the winning bid. These are original editorial scenarios, not observed market-clearing prices, league-specific auction estimates or a backtested bid model. No claim about the probability of winning is made.
Week 9, 2026 edition reviewed November 2. Public FF PPR forecasts and availability load with this page. Week 8 actuals are from our saved completed Thursday/Sunday ESPN snapshot. Ownership is a November 2 ESPN snapshot and may change; a player being widely rostered is not evidence he is available in your league. Private league data and direct API outputs are not published.
Context: Arizona’s quarterback decision · Giants’ starter announcement · Independent Week 9 waiver discussion. Budget ranges above are FF’s editorial judgments, not those publishers’ prices.