Dallas Goedert is a fair Week 8 play — our TE14 at 5.8 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 5.8 pts
- TE rank
- #14
- Matchup
- at WSH
Dallas Goedert's fantasy role in Week 8
Dallas Goedert goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a every-week lineup piece at TE for the PHI. He is rostered in 85% of leagues and actually started in 55% of them, and we rank him TE14 on our own weekly board at 5.8 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at WSH. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting TE baseline of 7 points, his 5.8-point projection is 1.2 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Dallas Goedert is a fair Week 8 play — our TE14 at 5.8 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another TE, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Dallas Goedert (PHI TE), our TE14 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season at WSH, projecting 5.8 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 1.2 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. Facing WSH away from home, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. He's still in 55% of lineups at 85% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Dallas Goedert (PHI TE), our TE14 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season at WSH, projecting 5.8 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 1.2 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. The projection sits about 17% under what a startable TE returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. On the road against WSH, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.