Should I start Tez Johnson or Tyler Higbee this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Tyler Higbee

+0.6 projected edge · Standard

Start Tyler Higbee over Tez Johnson for Week 8 Standard: 4.4 projected points versus 3.8.

Tez Johnson: 5.9 FP recent scoring average.
Tyler Higbee: 3.3 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Tyler Higbee

TE · LARStats & schedule

4.4FF projected

↑ +0.7 vs ESPN

vs LAC

Sun 4:05 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?

Tyler Higbee

Fortified4.4

ESPN3.6

Sleeper5.1

Tyler Higbee faces LAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 3.3 fantasy points.

Tez Johnson

Fortified3.8

ESPN3.6

Sleeper2.7

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

Tyler Higbee projects for 4.4 points in standard scoring, 0.6 more than Tez Johnson. 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, 2:19 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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