Should I start Audric Estime or Pierre Strong Jr. this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Audric Estime

+0.6 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Audric Estime over Pierre Strong Jr. for Week 8 Half-PPR: 2.1 projected points versus 1.5.

Audric Estime: 7.9 FP recent scoring average.
Pierre Strong Jr.: 4.2 FP recent scoring average; 8.75% matchup lift against CAR.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:30 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Audric Estime

RB · CLEStats & schedule

2.1FF projected

at PIT

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Pierre Strong Jr.

RB · GBStats & schedule

1.5FF projected

vs CAR

Thu 8:15 PM ET

Why this pick?

Audric Estime

Fortified2.1

Sleeper0.7

Audric Estime faces PIT in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 7.9 fantasy points.

Pierre Strong Jr.

Fortified1.5

Sleeper0.7

Pierre Strong Jr. faces CAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 4.2 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 8.75%.

Audric Estime projects for 2.1 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.6 more than Pierre Strong Jr.. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:30 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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