Should I start Max Bredeson or Payne Durham? (Half-PPR Week 16 2026)
THE FF CALL
Slight lean: Payne Durham
Week 16 ยท Half-PPR
Payne Durham has the higher current FF forecast: 0.3 FP versus 0.1 FP. The 0.2-point gap is small; saved experimental forecasts provide context, not a separate override.
- Payne Durham: 0.0 FP recent scoring average.
- Max Bredeson: 3.75% matchup reduction against WAS.
Forecast updated ยท Half-PPR


Payne Durham
TE ยท TBStats & schedule โบMax Bredeson
- The WAS defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 3.75%.
Payne Durham
- Recent scoring average: 0.0 FP.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.3 targets per game.
Max Bredeson
- FF projection
- 0.1 FP
- Sleeper
- 0.1 FP
Max Bredeson faces WAS in Week 16. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 3.75%.
Payne Durham
- FF projection
- 0.3 FP Evenvs ESPN
- ESPN
- 0.3 FP
- Sleeper
- 0.2 FP
- Boosted Trees
- 0.7 FP
- Experimental ยท saved Oct 27, 12:04 AM ET
Payne Durham faces ATL in Week 16. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.
Your next decision
Scoring & lineup notes
FORTIFIED RANKINGS ยท
FLEX. The bigger picture.
Ranked by FF expected points. Displayed ties favor the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin. Medians and ranges add context.
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Jahmyr GibbsRB ยท DET vs NYGMon 8:15 PM ETRange unavailableMean 23.6Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 22.1Sleeper 24.4FantasyPros 21.223.6Expected FP - 2
Tony PollardRB ยท TEN vs LVSun 4:05 PM ETRange unavailableMean 19.8Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 18.4Sleeper 13.1FantasyPros 14.819.8Expected FP - 3
Bucky IrvingRB ยท TB vs ATLSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 18.3Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 18.6Sleeper 16.3FantasyPros 15.518.3Expected FP
How the forecast and ranges work
FF uses position-specific provider weights, rescored CBS and FFToday stats, and the existing bounded form, defense and metric adjustments. Saved Boosted Trees and Workload have bounded model influence when available. Monte Carlo supplies the distribution; it does not get a duplicate mean vote.
Every player is ranked by the FF expected score (mean), whether or not a simulation distribution is available. Equal displayed scores use the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin when both ESPN forecasts are known, then unrounded FF, a comparable FantasyPros/Sleeper estimate, and stable identity order if still level. This tiebreaker is not a measured probability of beating ESPN. The median marker is additional information and never changes the order. Missing or availability-conditional ranges do not switch the ranking statistic. The window shows the experimental middle 80% (P10โP90), rather than the difference between two model means. Its observed coverage under this new version is still collecting. Availability-conditional distributions are labeled and are not shifted to a different center.
Missing sources and incompatible scoring are excluded. Bye and confirmed unavailable players remain excluded. ESPN, Sleeper and FantasyPros are the benchmark markers. The common scale covers the displayed outcome windows and available benchmarks.
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