Should I start Aaron Rodgers or Kirk Cousins this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Kirk Cousins

+0.7 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Kirk Cousins over Aaron Rodgers for Week 8 Half-PPR: 15.7 projected points versus 15.0.

Aaron Rodgers: 17.0 FP recent scoring average; 1.25% matchup reduction against CLE.
Kirk Cousins: 17.6 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:22 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Kirk Cousins

QB · LVStats & schedule

15.7FF projected

↓ -0.9 vs ESPN

at NYJ

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Aaron Rodgers

QB · PITStats & schedule

15.0FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Kirk Cousins

Fortified15.7

ESPN16.6

Sleeper16.5

FantasyPros14.2

Kirk Cousins faces NYJ in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 17.6 fantasy points.

Aaron Rodgers

Fortified15.0

ESPN15.1

Sleeper15.6

FantasyPros15.0

Aaron Rodgers faces CLE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 17.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 1.25%.

Kirk Cousins projects for 15.7 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.7 more than Aaron Rodgers. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 28, 2026, 1:07 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:22 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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