
Should I start Blake Whiteheart or Mo Alie-Cox this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Blake Whiteheart
Week 8 ยท Half-PPR
The available paired forecasts favor Blake Whiteheart after combining their estimates. The saved inputs do not isolate a stronger football-specific advantage, so treat this as a narrow research lean.
Forecast updated ยท Half-PPR

RESEARCH PICK

1.2FF projected
โ +0.6 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
THE ALTERNATIVE

Mo Alie-Cox
TE ยท INDStats & schedule โบ1.2FF projected
โ +0.4 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
Blake Whiteheart
FF1.2 FP
Boosted Trees1.2 FP
Workload0.5 FP
Monte Carlo0.5 FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.4 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.5 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.3 targets per game.
Mo Alie-Cox
FF1.2 FP
Boosted Trees0.1 FP
Workload1.1 FP
Monte Carlo1.2 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 4.5 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 1.0 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 3.0 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Anthony Gould, Tyler Warren; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 1.0 targets per game.
Blake Whiteheart
Fortified1.2
ESPN0.6
Sleeper1.7
FantasyPros1.3
Blake Whiteheart faces PIT in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.4 fantasy points.
Mo Alie-Cox
Fortified1.2
ESPN0.8
Sleeper0.8
FantasyPros1.0
Mo Alie-Cox faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 3.0 fantasy points.
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