
Should I start Harold Fannin Jr. or Pat Freiermuth this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Harold Fannin Jr.
Week 8 ยท Half-PPR
The available paired forecasts favor Harold Fannin Jr. after combining their estimates. The saved inputs do not isolate a stronger football-specific advantage, so treat this as a narrow research lean.
Forecast updated ยท Half-PPR

RESEARCH PICK

7.2FF projected
โ +0.3 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
THE ALTERNATIVE

Pat Freiermuth
TE ยท PITStats & schedule โบ7.4FF projected
โ +0.4 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
Harold Fannin Jr.
FF7.2 FP
Boosted Trees6.5 FP
Workload5.8 FP
Monte Carlo5.7 FP
- Recent scoring average: 4.1 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 5.4 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 4.0 targets per game.
Pat Freiermuth
FF7.4 FP
Boosted Trees6.5 FP
Workload5.7 FP
Monte Carlo5.7 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 10.6 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 1.4 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 8.0 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 4.4 targets and 0.4 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Ben Skowronek; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 5.0 targets per game.
Harold Fannin Jr.
Fortified7.2
ESPN6.9
Sleeper8.6
FantasyPros7.6
Harold Fannin Jr. faces PIT in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 4.1 fantasy points.
Pat Freiermuth
Fortified7.4
ESPN7.0
Sleeper7.6
FantasyPros7.4
Pat Freiermuth faces CLE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 8.0 fantasy points.
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