Should I start Chig Okonkwo or Pat Freiermuth this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Pat Freiermuth

+0.7 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Pat Freiermuth over Chig Okonkwo for Week 8 Half-PPR: 7.3 projected points versus 6.7.

Chig Okonkwo: 9.2 FP recent scoring average; 1.25% matchup reduction against PHI.
Pat Freiermuth: 8.0 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:15 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Pat Freiermuth

TE · PITStats & schedule

7.3FF projected

↑ +0.4 vs ESPN

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Chig Okonkwo

TE · WASStats & schedule

6.7FF projected

↑ +0.1 vs ESPN

vs PHI

Sun 8:20 PM ET

Why this pick?

Pat Freiermuth

Fortified7.3

ESPN7.0

Sleeper7.6

Pat Freiermuth faces CLE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 8.0 fantasy points.

Chig Okonkwo

Fortified6.7

ESPN6.5

Sleeper5.8

Chig Okonkwo faces PHI in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 9.2 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 1.25%.

Pat Freiermuth projects for 7.3 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.7 more than Chig Okonkwo. 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, 3:15 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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