Fannin caught 10 of 12 targets for 154 yards and finished as the TE2. He led the Browns in both targets and receiving yards, with a long of 37. Deshaun Watson threw for 324 yards but no TDs in a 27-6 loss. Fannin also lost a fumble.
2026 Fantasy Football Impact
Fannin played 60 of 70 snaps (86%) and ran 42 routes. He drew a target on 29% of his routes and earned a 30% share of the team’s 40 targets. He averaged 15.4 yards per catch, unusually high for a high-volume TE. Blake Whiteheart played 25 snaps but ran just 9 routes. The Browns waived Carsen Ryan Monday, re-signed him to the practice squad and elevated him Saturday. Cleveland trailed all game and Watson was sacked 8 times, so the passing volume came with the script.
This was Fannin’s second straight big week. He caught 6 of 9 targets for 91 yards as the TE8 in Week 7, giving him 16 catches for 245 yards on 21 targets over the last two games. That’s a massive jump from Week 6, when he caught 1 of 3 targets for 9 yards (TE35).
New Orleans allows the sixth-most fantasy points to TEs in Week 9 and ranked 23rd in our pass defense power rankings heading into Week 8 (20.8 pass DVOA). Houston allows the fourth-fewest points to TEs in Week 10 and ranked 17th in pass defense power. Cleveland has its bye in Week 11. Fannin is a TE1 against the Saints and a TE2 against Houston.
