Should I start Eli Raridon or Mark Andrews this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE RESEARCH PICK

Start Mark Andrews

Week 8 · Standard

Mark Andrews averaged 5.0 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 3.3 for Eli Raridon. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:31 AM ET · Standard

THE ALTERNATIVE

Eli Raridon

TE · NEStats & schedule

5.0FF projected

↓ -0.2 vs ESPN

at MIA

Sun 4:25 PM ET

RESEARCH PICK

Mark Andrews

TE · BALStats & schedule

4.9FF projected

↓ -1.0 vs ESPN

at BUF

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Experimental research pick, not a proven win probability. This does not change either FF projection.

Eli Raridon

FF5.0 FP

Boosted Trees3.7 FP

Workload5.3 FP

Monte Carlo5.1 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: -0.1–12.4 FP

His prior three-game scoring average was 3.4 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: 6.1 FP.
The MIA defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 7.5%.
The saved workload scenario allocates 3.6 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Last 3 recorded games: 3.3 targets per game.

Mark Andrews

FF4.9 FP

Boosted Trees6.1 FP

Workload4.0 FP

Monte Carlo3.9 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: -0.1–9.7 FP

His prior three-game scoring average was 0.6 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.1 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
Recent scoring average: 1.2 FP.
The saved workload scenario allocates 4.4 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include Lamar Jackson; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 3 recorded games: 5.0 targets per game.

Experimental models are research signals, not a validated tiebreaker yet. Missing saved results stay blank. No simulations or training were run for this request.

Eli Raridon

Fortified5.0

ESPN5.2

Sleeper3.5

Eli Raridon faces MIA in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.1 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 7.5%.

Mark Andrews

Fortified4.9

ESPN5.9

Sleeper5.6

Mark Andrews faces BUF in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.2 fantasy points.

Eli Raridon projects for 5.0 points in standard scoring, 0.1 more than Mark Andrews. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:31 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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