Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Sam LaPorta in week 8?

Start him Start Sam LaPorta in week 8. Waiver projects 9.9 points against MIN, which makes him TE7 this week, inside the TE14 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 3.4 points and a good one 20.2.

Projected points
9.9
Floor
3.4
Ceiling
20.2
Rank this week
TE7
Opponent
MIN
Chance he plays
91%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Hunter HenryTE5MIA10.03.6–20.7Compare
Tyler WarrenTE6JAX10.03.4–20.3Compare
Dallas GoedertTE8WAS9.93.5–20.6Compare
Travis KelceTE9DEN9.63.5–20.6Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 8

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the TE14 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.