Harold Fannin Jr. is a fair Week 2 play — our TE15 at 8.3 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 8.3 pts
- TE rank
- #15
- Matchup
- at TB
Harold Fannin Jr.'s fantasy role in Week 2
Harold Fannin Jr. goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a every-week lineup piece at TE for the CLE. He is rostered in 92% of leagues and actually started in 63% of them, and we rank him TE15 on our own weekly board at 8.3 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 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at TB. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 3 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 8.3-point projection is 1.3 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Harold Fannin Jr. is a fair Week 2 play — our TE15 at 8.3 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 Harold Fannin Jr. (CLE TE), our TE15 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at TB, projecting 8.3 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. The at TB draw matters here — road snaps against TB shape how often he's asked to do something. 63% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Jr. clears the TE bar by about 19%, which is why he sits this high on my board. Hot heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Harold Fannin Jr. (CLE TE), our TE15 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at TB, projecting 8.3 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. The at TB draw matters here — road snaps against TB shape how often he's asked to do something. 63% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Jr. clears the TE bar by about 19%, which is why he sits this high on my board. Hot heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.