THE ALTERNATIVE
Darnell Washington
TE · PITStats & schedule ›4.1FF projected
↓ -0.2 vs ESPN
vs CLESun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Darnell Washington or Tyler Higbee this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Tyler Higbee
Week 8 · Standard
Tyler Higbee averaged 5.3 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 4.7 for Darnell Washington. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points.
Forecast updated · Standard
vs CLERESEARCH PICK
Tyler Higbee
TE · LARStats & schedule ›4.4FF projected
↑ +0.7 vs ESPN
vs LACSun 4:05 PM ET
Darnell Washington
FF4.1 FP
Boosted Trees5.7 FP
Workload3.1 FP
Monte Carlo3.1 FP
- Recent scoring average: 5.4 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 3.2 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Ben Skowronek; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 4.7 targets per game.
Tyler Higbee
FF4.4 FP
Boosted Trees4.3 FP
Workload4.6 FP
Monte Carlo4.6 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 4.3 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.2 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 3.3 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 4.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 5.3 targets per game.
Darnell Washington
Fortified4.1
ESPN4.3
Sleeper3.7
Darnell Washington faces CLE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 5.4 fantasy points.
Tyler Higbee
Fortified4.4
ESPN3.6
Sleeper5.1
Tyler Higbee faces LAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 3.3 fantasy points.
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