Noah Fant is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 1.6 pts
- TE rank
- #40
- Matchup
- bye
Noah Fant's fantasy role in Week 8
Noah Fant goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league TE flyer for the NO. He is rostered in 0% of leagues and actually started in 0% of them, and we rank him TE40 on our own weekly board at 1.6 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 NO are on bye in Week 8, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
Noah Fant is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at TE.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Noah Fant (NO TE), our TE40 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 1.6 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 5.4 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. Nothing in the projection defends him — 77% below positional par is a bench line for me. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Noah Fant (NO TE), our TE40 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 1.6 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 5.4 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. He grades 77% below the average weekly TE number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.