THE ALTERNATIVE
Drew Sample
TE · CINStats & schedule ›2.7FF projected
↑ +0.7 vs ESPN
vs TENSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Drew Sample or Josh Cuevas this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Josh Cuevas
Week 8 · Half-PPR
Josh Cuevas averaged 2.3 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 1.0 for Drew Sample. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Josh Cuevas: 6.8 versus 5.2 FP per game. Josh Cuevas receives the better positional matchup adjustment (0% versus -3.75%).
Forecast updated · Half-PPR
vs TENRESEARCH PICK
Josh Cuevas
TE · BALStats & schedule ›2.5FF projected
↑ +1.1 vs ESPN
at BUFSun 1:00 PM ET
Drew Sample
FF2.7 FP
Boosted Trees2.2 FP
Workload1.7 FP
Monte Carlo1.7 FP
- Recent scoring average: 5.2 FP.
- The TEN defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 3.75%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.1 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Erick All Jr.; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 1.0 targets per game.
Josh Cuevas
FF2.5 FP
Boosted Trees1.0 FP
Workload3.1 FP
Monte Carlo3.2 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 8.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.7 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 6.8 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.9 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Lamar Jackson; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.3 targets per game.
Drew Sample
Fortified2.7
ESPN2.0
Sleeper2.6
Drew Sample faces TEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 5.2 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 3.75%.
Josh Cuevas
Fortified2.5
ESPN1.4
Sleeper1.4
Josh Cuevas faces BUF in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.8 fantasy points.
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