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

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Kirk Cousins

+0.6 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Kirk Cousins over Bryce Young for Week 8 Half-PPR: 16.8 projected points versus 16.1.

Bryce Young: 12.6 FP recent scoring average; 6.25% matchup reduction against GB.
Kirk Cousins: 17.6 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:29 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Kirk Cousins

QB · LVStats & schedule

16.8FF projected

↑ +0.1 vs ESPN

at NYJ

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Bryce Young

QB · CARStats & schedule

16.1FF projected

↓ -0.8 vs ESPN

at GB

Thu 8:15 PM ET

Why this pick?

Kirk Cousins

Fortified16.8

ESPN16.6

Sleeper16.5

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

Bryce Young

Fortified16.1

ESPN16.9

Sleeper17.5

Bryce Young faces GB in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 12.6 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Kirk Cousins projects for 16.8 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.6 more than Bryce Young. 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, 2:29 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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