Harrison Bryant Week 8 Fantasy Outlook

Harrison Bryant is a backup tight end for the Cleveland Browns and it seems he might start the Week 8 game against the Cincinnati Bengals this Monday.

The Cleveland Browns have seen one of their worst starts this season and currently hold a record of 2-5. The Browns have lost back-to-back games in the last four weeks and would like to turn things up this Monday.

The Browns' offense is struggling with injuries, with starting TE David Njoku being ruled out due to an ankle injury. Pharaoh Brown is being evaluated for a concussion and TE Jesse James has already been placed on the injured reserve. This leaves Harrison Bryant the only active tight end on the Browns roster.

Bryant has played in all seven games this season and has recorded 14 catches on 21 targets for 114 yards and no touchdowns. He has mostly been seen in reserved roles during these seven games, but will now get an increased opportunity in the upcoming game.

Fantasy managers who have him on their roster are in luck and should immediately upgrade him to the playing roster. In his last game, he had just two receptions on two targets for 15 yards and no touchdown.

Bryant still has to make it to the endzone this season, and there is a high chance he will have more targets and might score one or two touchdowns.

As the Browns face the Bengals this week, Bryant will have an advantage with the Bengals defense allowing the 17th-most fantasy points per game to opposing tight-ends. Bryant is TE1 for the upcoming game and deserves to be on your starting roster for Week 8.

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The Cleveland Browns selected TE Harrison Bryant as the 115th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft. He is playing his third season with the Browns, and so far has 59 receptions on 87 targets for 585 yards, and has scored six touchdowns.

He started in nine of the 15 games he played in his rookie season, scored three touchdowns, and had 28 receptions on 38 targets for 238 yards. He ended his last season with 21 receptions on 28 targets for 233 yards and three touchdowns.

Bryant has one more year left on his rookie contract as he had signed a four-year, $4,064,028 deal with the Cleveland Browns.