Week8 · 2026

Scoring

Updated Sat 31 Oct, 6:00 AM ET

Bench

TECLE

Carsen Ryan

Cleveland Browns

@ Pittsburgh SteelersSun 1:00 PM ET

Projected: 0.3pts
Week rank: TE105
Started: —

Range this weekNuvela estimate

TE12 line 9.6

Floor 0.2Ceiling 0.6

TECLE @ PITTE1050.3 projected (0.2–0.6)PPR

Should I start Carsen Ryan in Week 8?

Sit Carsen Ryan in Week 8.

Ryan projects 0.3 PPR points to Tyler Warren’s 9.6.

Measured against the TE12 start line: Tyler Warren, TE12 at 9.6 projected PPR points, the last tight end inside it.

ConfidenceHighStart · 9.3 pts · The two projections come from different sources; one is a Nuvela estimate

Edge

Tyler Warren projects 9.3 more than Carsen Ryan.

Why

Warren draws 21% of his team's targets, a lead share for a tight end.

What flips it

Only news flips this: an injury tag on Tyler Warren or a bigger role for Carsen Ryan.

Why Carsen Ryan

Sit Carsen Ryan, 9.3 pts behind Tyler Warren.

Working for Ryan: Room to bounce back.

Working against Ryan: Smaller role expected, Low TE usage (0% target share), Thin volume (0.0 targets/g).

Matchup

Carsen Ryan (CLE) faces PIT, kickoff Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM ET. The matchup is rated neutral. His team projects 18.0 points. His team is expected to trail.

Recent form

Carsen Ryan's last 5 games: PPR points Wk 2 · 0.0, Wk 3 · 0.0, Wk 4 · 0.0, Wk 6 · 0.0, Wk 7 · 0.0 (oldest to newest).

Compare Carsen Ryan with…

The players closest to Carsen Ryan in this week’s PPR projections. Open a pair for the call and the reasoning, or compare your own players.

Carsen RyanTE105 · 0.3 proj

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Closest calls

TE104TE105TiedCarsenRyanTE · CLE0.3 ptsGrantCalcaterraTE · PHI0.3 ptsWeek 8 · PPRSee breakdownCarsen Ryan or Grant Calcaterra
TE104TE103TiedCarsenRyanTE · CLE0.3 ptsDallenBentleyTE · DEN0.4 ptsWeek 8 · PPRSee breakdownCarsen Ryan or Dallen Bentley
TE104TE106TiedCarsenRyanTE · CLE0.3 ptsColsonYankoffTE · WAS0.3 ptsWeek 8 · PPRSee breakdownCarsen Ryan or Colson Yankoff

More close calls for Ryan

or Cam Grandy0.3Cam Grandy or Carsen Ryan
or Quintin Morris0.4Carsen Ryan or Quintin Morris
or Max Klare0.4Carsen Ryan or Max Klare
or Luke Schoonmaker0.4Carsen Ryan or Luke Schoonmaker
or Jared Wiley0.3Carsen Ryan or Jared Wiley

More TE start/sit callsTight ends this week: the Week 8 TE rankings and all 246 calls

Stats behind the call

Each of Ryan’s figures beside the TE12 start line. Blue means he’s ahead of it.

RyanBench@ PITTE12 lineWarren · @ JAX

Scoring

Projection0.39.6

TD pointsof the projectionOur estimate1.5

Expected TDsthis weekOur estimate0.25

Projected team points18.018.3

Red zone targetsper game0.00.8

Range

Last 5 games PPR pointsTE12 line 9.6Avg 0.0

Floor0.25.9

Ceiling0.614.6

Points from TDssteadier when lower0 pts26%

Big weeks (15+ pts)0%20%

Dud weeks (under 5 pts)lower is better100%0%

SteadinessAvg 0 or belowVery steady±4.8 pts · 5 games

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