Okonkwo
TE · WAS vs PHI
Kickoff Sun 8:20 PM ET
Projected points8.2pts
Gesicki
TE · CIN vs TEN
Kickoff Sun 1:00 PM ET
Projected points7.2pts
Lean
Bench
Chig Okonkwo or Mike Gesicki: Who Should I Start in Week 8?
Lean Chig Okonkwo over Mike Gesicki.
- Ahead by
- +1.0pts
- over Gesicki
- Confidence
- Moderate
- Lean
- Started
- 46%
- of leagues
Flips if
Start Mike Gesicki instead if you need a big week: he has more big weeks (17% of his games to 0%).
Risk
The risk: Gesicki has scored a touchdown in 5 straight games.
Highlights
OkonkwoLeanTE · WAS vs PHIUsually 7.5+0.7pts this week
Helps him
- +1.6ptstouchdownsHis lines put him at 0.27 touchdowns, above his usual 0.00.
Hurts him
- −0.7ptsrec yardsHis lines put him at 30.5 receiving yards, below his usual 37.5.
- PHIvs TEsEdgePHI is the 9th toughest defense for tight ends.
- 4.0floorA quiet week could drop to about 4.0 points.
GesickiFirst outTE · CIN vs TENUsually 9.9−2.7pts this week
Helps him
- 29.5team totalEdgeHis team is expected to score 29.5 points, a high scoring spot.
- 5games in a rowHe has scored a touchdown in 5 straight games.
Hurts him
- −2.8ptstouchdownsHis lines put him at 0.37 touchdowns, below his usual 0.83.
- 8%targetsHe draws only 8% of his team’s targets.
- 3.0per gameHe sees only 3.0 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
ProjectionOkonkwo: 8.2 (best)Gesicki: 7.2
TD pointsof the projectionOkonkwo: 1.6Gesicki: 2.2 (best)
Expected TDsthis weekOkonkwo: 0.27Gesicki: 0.37 (best)
Projected team pointsOkonkwo: 23.0Gesicki: 29.5 (best)
Red zone targetsper gameOkonkwo: 0.0Gesicki: 0.8 (best)
Role
Snap shareOkonkwo: 65% (best)Gesicki: 44%
Usage worthptsOkonkwo: 7.8 (best)Gesicki: 5.7
Target shareOkonkwo: 17% (best)Gesicki: 8%
Targets / gameOkonkwo: 5.0 (best)Gesicki: 3.0
Air yards shareOkonkwo: 12%Gesicki: 12%
Vacated targets this weekOkonkwo: 5.9Gesicki: 6.8 (best)
RZ target shareOkonkwo: 0%Gesicki: 16% (best)
Inside 10 target shareOkonkwo: 0%Gesicki: 24% (best)
Catch rateOkonkwo: 75% (best)Gesicki: 72%
SeparationOkonkwo: 4.1 yds (best)Gesicki: 2.4 yds
YAC over expectedOkonkwo: −1.9Gesicki: +0.1 (best)
Usage worth vs scoredOkonkwo: Earned by usage 7.8Scored 7.5Gesicki: Earned by usage 5.7Scored 9.9
Receiving TDs vs RZ targetsOkonkwo: 0 RZ targetsGesicki: Above
WOPROkonkwo: 0.34 (best)Gesicki: 0.20
Range
FloorOkonkwo: 4.0Gesicki: 4.4 (best)
CeilingOkonkwo: 13.7 (best)Gesicki: 11.4
Points from TDssteadier when lowerOkonkwo: 0%Gesicki: 50%
Big weeks (15+ pts)Okonkwo: 0%Gesicki: 17% (best)
Dud weeks (under 5 pts)lower is betterOkonkwo: 50%Gesicki: 17% (best)
SteadinessOkonkwo: Up & down±5.4 pts · 4 gamesGesicki: Steady (best)±6.4 pts · 6 games
Matchup
Matchup gradevs his position · 2026, 7 gmOkonkwo: D+Gesicki: D+
Game scriptOkonkwo: Expected to leadGesicki: Expected to lead (best)
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterOkonkwo: 0.4 (best)Gesicki: 1.0
Defense funnelOkonkwo: NeutralGesicki: Neutral
Opp pass yds allowedOkonkwo: 24th (soft) (best)Gesicki: 23rd (soft)
Starting QBOkonkwo: Daniels (Active)Gesicki: Burrow (Active)
Roof / surfaceOkonkwo: OpengrassGesicki: Openturf
Rest / scheduleOkonkwo: Off a byeGesicki: Normal
Opp paceOkonkwo: 27th (slow) (best)Gesicki: 32nd (slow)
Opp deep targets allowed / gameOkonkwo: 0.411th (average)Gesicki: 0.6 (best)18th (average)
Opp catch rate allowedOkonkwo: 72% (best)17th (average)Gesicki: 67%5th (tough)
Form
Last 3 avgOkonkwo: 8.8Gesicki: 9.3 (best)
Last 5 avgOkonkwo: 7.5Gesicki: 8.1 (best)
vs seasonOkonkwo: +1.3 (best)Gesicki: −0.6 (Steady)
Yards per route runOkonkwo: 1.55 (best)Gesicki: 1.43
Receiving aDOTOkonkwo: 6.8Gesicki: 10.2
Target share trendOkonkwo: SteadyGesicki: Cooling
Crowd
Started in leaguesOkonkwo: 47%Gesicki: 49% (best)
Nuvela position ranklower is betterOkonkwo: TE18 (best)Gesicki: TE21
Yards linereceivingOkonkwo: 30.5 (best)Gesicki: 24.5
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