Should I start Eli Raridon or Mason Taylor this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE RESEARCH PICK

Start Eli Raridon

Week 8 · Standard

Eli Raridon averaged 3.3 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 3.0 for Mason Taylor. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Eli Raridon receives the better positional matchup adjustment (7.5% versus 6.25%).

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:26 AM ET · Standard

RESEARCH PICK

Eli Raridon

TE · NEStats & schedule

5.0FF projected

↓ -0.2 vs ESPN

at MIA

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Mason Taylor

TE · NYJStats & schedule

5.3FF projected

↓ -0.4 vs ESPN

vs LV

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.

Mason Taylor

FF5.3 FP

Boosted Trees4.0 FP

Workload4.3 FP

Monte Carlo4.5 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: -0.0–10.7 FP

Recent scoring average: 8.6 FP.
The LV defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 6.25%.
The saved workload scenario allocates 3.8 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include Kene Nwangwu, Breece Hall; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 3 recorded games: 3.0 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%.

Mason Taylor

Fortified5.3

ESPN5.6

Sleeper2.0

Mason Taylor faces LV in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 8.6 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 6.25%.

Mason Taylor projects for 5.3 points in standard scoring, 0.3 more than Eli Raridon. 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, 2:26 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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