Should I start Baker Mayfield or Patrick Mahomes II this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Patrick Mahomes II

+0.5 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Patrick Mahomes II over Baker Mayfield for Week 8 Half-PPR: 14.3 projected points versus 13.8.

Baker Mayfield: 6.7 FP recent scoring average.
Patrick Mahomes II: 8.2 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:31 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Patrick Mahomes II

QB · KCStats & schedule

14.3FF projected

↑ +0.1 vs ESPN

at DEN

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Baker Mayfield

QB · TBStats & schedule

13.8FF projected

↓ -2.0 vs ESPN

vs ATL

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Patrick Mahomes II

Fortified14.3

ESPN14.2

Sleeper16.4

FantasyPros15.7

Patrick Mahomes II faces DEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 8.2 fantasy points.

Baker Mayfield

Fortified13.8

ESPN15.7

Sleeper15.2

FantasyPros16.1

Baker Mayfield faces ATL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.7 fantasy points.

Patrick Mahomes II projects for 14.3 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.5 more than Baker Mayfield. 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, 12:15 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:31 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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