
Should I start John Bates or Jonnu Smith this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Jonnu Smith
Week 8 ยท Half-PPR
Recent scoring favors Jonnu Smith: 0.8 versus 0.5 FP per game. Jonnu Smith receives the better positional matchup adjustment (1.25% versus 0%).
Forecast updated ยท Half-PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

1.3FF projected
= 0.0 vs ESPN
Sun 8:20 PM ET
RESEARCH PICK

Jonnu Smith
TE ยท GBStats & schedule โบ1.5FF projected
โ +0.1 vs ESPN
Thu 8:15 PM ET
John Bates
FF1.3 FP
Boosted Treesโ FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.5 FP.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.7 targets per game.
Jonnu Smith
FF1.5 FP
Boosted Treesโ FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.8 FP.
- The CAR defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 1.25%.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.3 targets per game.
John Bates
Fortified1.3
ESPN1.3
Sleeper1.4
FantasyProsโ
John Bates faces PHI in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.5 fantasy points.
Jonnu Smith
Fortified1.5
ESPN1.4
Sleeper1.6
FantasyProsโ
Jonnu Smith faces CAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.8 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 1.25%.
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