Should I start Evan Engram or Oronde Gadsden this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Evan Engram

+0.6 projected edge · Standard

Start Evan Engram over Oronde Gadsden for Week 8 Standard: 2.9 projected points versus 2.2.

Evan Engram: 2.3 FP recent scoring average; 5% matchup lift against KC.
Oronde Gadsden: 0.8 FP recent scoring average; 6.25% matchup reduction against LAR.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:41 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Evan Engram

TE · DENStats & schedule

2.9FF projected

↑ +0.2 vs ESPN

vs KC

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Oronde Gadsden

TE · LACStats & schedule

2.2FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

at LAR

Sun 4:05 PM ET

Why this pick?

Evan Engram

Fortified2.9

ESPN2.6

Sleeper2.8

Evan Engram faces KC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 2.3 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 5%.

Oronde Gadsden

Fortified2.2

ESPN2.3

Sleeper2.7

Oronde Gadsden faces LAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.8 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Evan Engram projects for 2.9 points in standard scoring, 0.6 more than Oronde Gadsden. 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, 2:41 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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