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Elijah Higgins
TE · ARIStats & schedule ›3.1FF projected
↓ -0.3 vs ESPN
at DALSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Elijah Higgins or Gunnar Helm this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)
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Start Elijah Higgins
Week 8 · Half-PPR
Elijah Higgins averaged 2.7 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 0.7 for Gunnar Helm. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Elijah Higgins: 4.9 versus 1.3 FP per game.
Forecast updated · Half-PPR
at DALTHE ALTERNATIVE
Gunnar Helm
TE · TENStats & schedule ›3.3FF projected
= 0.0 vs ESPN
at CINSun 1:00 PM ET
Elijah Higgins
FF3.1 FP
Boosted Trees3.0 FP
Workload4.2 FP
Monte Carlo4.5 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 5.8 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.9 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 4.9 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 2.8 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include James Conner, Carson Beck, Tip Reiman, Jeremiyah Love; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.7 targets per game.
Gunnar Helm
FF3.3 FP
Boosted Trees3.3 FP
Workload2.2 FP
Monte Carlo2.2 FP
- Recent scoring average: 1.3 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 2.1 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Calvin Ridley, Tyjae Spears; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.7 targets per game.
Elijah Higgins
Fortified3.1
ESPN3.4
Sleeper1.8
Elijah Higgins faces DAL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 4.9 fantasy points.
Gunnar Helm
Fortified3.3
ESPN3.3
Sleeper4.3
Gunnar Helm faces CIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.3 fantasy points.
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