Should I start Gavin Bartholomew or Will Kacmarek this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Gavin Bartholomew

+0.8 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Gavin Bartholomew over Will Kacmarek for Week 8 Half-PPR: 2.1 projected points versus 1.4.

Gavin Bartholomew: 4.0 FP recent scoring average; 10% matchup lift against DET.
Will Kacmarek: 0.5 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Gavin Bartholomew

TE · MINStats & schedule

2.1FF projected

↑ +0.1 vs ESPN

at DET

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Will Kacmarek

TE · MIAStats & schedule

1.4FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

vs NE

Sun 4:25 PM ET

Why this pick?

Gavin Bartholomew

Fortified2.1

ESPN2.0

Sleeper0.6

Gavin Bartholomew faces DET in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 4.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 10%.

Will Kacmarek

Fortified1.4

ESPN1.7

Sleeper1.0

Will Kacmarek faces NE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.5 fantasy points.

Gavin Bartholomew projects for 2.1 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.8 more than Will Kacmarek. 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, 2:19 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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