Should I start Tez Johnson or Trey McBride this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Trey McBride

+7.2 projected edge · Standard

Start Trey McBride over Tez Johnson for Week 8 Standard: 11.0 projected points versus 3.8.

Tez Johnson: 5.9 FP recent scoring average.
Trey McBride: 11.7 FP recent scoring average.

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

FF PICK

Trey McBride

TE · ARIStats & schedule

11.0FF projected

↑ +1.1 vs ESPN

at DAL

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tez Johnson

WR · TBStats & schedule

3.8FF projected

↑ +0.1 vs ESPN

vs ATL

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Trey McBride

Fortified11.0

ESPN9.9

Sleeper11.4

Trey McBride faces DAL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 11.7 fantasy points.

Tez Johnson

Fortified3.8

ESPN3.6

Sleeper2.7

Tez Johnson faces ATL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 5.9 fantasy points.

Trey McBride projects for 11.0 points in standard scoring, 7.2 more than Tez Johnson. This is a projection-based recommendation, not a guarantee. Verify the latest injury report and active status before kickoff. 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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