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Trautman

TE · DEN vs KC

Kickoff Sun 4:25 PM ET

Projected points1.9ptsUsage estimate

Evans

TE · CAR @ GB

FinalGB 27 – 19 CAR

Final points4.2pts

projected 1.8

Adam Trautman or Mitchell Evans: Who Should I Start in Week 8?

Mitchell Evans already played (4.2 pts, final). If he's in your lineup, those points are banked; if not, he can't help you this week. Compare Adam Trautman with your other options.

Highlights

Injuries as of Fri 5:00 PM ET
TrautmanTE · DEN vs KCUsually 0.4+1.5pts this week

Helps him

  1. +1.1ptstrack recordHis projection also weighs his past seasons, which ran above this year’s pace.
  2. KCvs TEsEdgeKC is the 3rd softest defense for tight ends.

Hurts him

  1. 3%targetsHe draws only 3% of his team’s targets.
  2. 0.7per gameHe sees only 0.7 targets a game.
EvansTE · CAR @ GBUsually 3.1−1.4pts this week

Helps him

  1. +0.6ptstouchdownsHis lines put him at 0.10 touchdowns, above his usual 0.00.

Hurts him

  1. −1.2ptsrec yardsHis lines put him at 5.5 receiving yards, below his usual 17.5.
  2. −0.8ptscatchesHis lines put him at 0.5 catches, below his usual 1.3.
  3. 5%targetsHe draws only 5% of his team’s targets.
  4. 1.7per gameHe sees only 1.7 targets a game.

Points are what each line adds to or takes off his usual week. EdgeFrom the game around him.

Stat comparison

Every player you picked, stat by stat, most important first.

Stat
Scoring
ProjectionTrautman: 1.9 (best)Evans: 1.8
TD pointsof the projectionTrautman: Our estimateEvans: 0.6
Expected TDsthis weekTrautman: Our estimateEvans: 0.10
Projected team pointsTrautman: 19.8Evans: 22.0 (best)
Red zone targetsper gameTrautman: 0.1Evans: 0.3 (best)
Role
Snap shareTrautman: 50% (best)Evans: 48%
Usage worthptsTrautman: 1.2Evans: 2.9 (best)
Target shareTrautman: 3%Evans: 5% (best)
Targets / gameTrautman: 0.7Evans: 1.7 (best)
Air yards shareTrautman: 1%Evans: 3% (best)
Vacated targets this weekTrautman: 3.0Evans: 3.0
RZ target shareTrautman: 4%Evans: 7% (best)
Inside 10 target shareTrautman: 0%Evans: 7% (best)
Catch rateTrautman: 40%Evans: 80% (best)
Usage worth vs scoredTrautman: Earned by usage 1.2Scored 0.4Evans: Earned by usage 2.9Scored 3.1
WOPRTrautman: 0.04Evans: 0.09 (best)
Range
FloorTrautman: 1.0 (best)Evans: 0.9
CeilingTrautman: 3.3 (best)Evans: 3.0
Points from TDssteadier when lowerTrautman: 0%Evans: 0%
Big weeks (15+ pts)Trautman: 0%Evans: 0%
Dud weeks (under 5 pts)lower is betterTrautman: 100%Evans: 67% (best)
SteadinessTrautman: Avg 0 or belowEvans: Up & down±2.6 pts · 6 games
Matchup
Matchup gradevs his positionTrautman: A (best)2026, 6 gmEvans: D+2026, 7 gm
Game scriptTrautman: Expected to trail (best)Evans: Expected to trail
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterTrautman: 1.7 (best)Evans: 1.9
Defense funnelTrautman: NeutralEvans: Neutral
Opp pass yds allowedTrautman: 12th (average) (best)Evans: 9th (tough)
Starting QBTrautman: Nix (Active)Evans: Young (Active)
Opp defender outTrautman: None listedEvans: Franklin (OLB)
Roof / surfacegrassTrautman: OpenEvans: Open
Rest / scheduleTrautman: NormalEvans: Short week (4d)
Opp paceTrautman: 24th (slow)Evans: 19th (average) (best)
Opp deep targets allowed / gameTrautman: 0.8 (best)29th (soft)Evans: 0.01st (tough)
Opp catch rate allowedTrautman: 70% (best)11th (average)Evans: 67%4th (tough)
Form
Last 3 avgTrautman: 0.0Evans: 2.6 (best)
Last 5 avgTrautman: 0.0Evans: 3.3 (best)
vs seasonTrautman: −0.4 (Cooling) (best)Evans: −0.5 (Cooling)
Yards per route runTrautman: 0.23Evans: 1.78 (best)
Receiving aDOTTrautman: 2.4Evans: 5.2
Target share trendTrautman: SteadyEvans: Steady
Crowd
Nuvela position ranklower is betterTrautman: TE56 (best)Evans: TE59
Yards linereceivingTrautman: Our estimateEvans: 5.5

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