RESEARCH PICK
Josh Cuevas
TE · BALStats & schedule ›2.6FF projected
↑ +1.2 vs ESPN
at BUFSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Josh Cuevas or Nate Boerkircher 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 2.0 for Nate Boerkircher. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Josh Cuevas: 6.8 versus 5.4 FP per game.
Forecast updated · Half-PPR
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Nate Boerkircher
TE · JACStats & schedule ›2.7FF projected
↑ +0.3 vs ESPN
vs INDSun 1:00 PM ET
Josh Cuevas
FF2.6 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.
Nate Boerkircher
FF2.7 FP
Boosted Trees1.7 FP
Workload2.5 FP
Monte Carlo2.6 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 5.4 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 1.0 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 5.4 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.7 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.0 targets per game.
Josh Cuevas
Fortified2.6
ESPN1.4
Sleeper1.4
FantasyPros1.8
Josh Cuevas faces BUF in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.8 fantasy points.
Nate Boerkircher
Fortified2.7
ESPN2.4
Sleeper1.2
FantasyPros2.3
Nate Boerkircher faces IND in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 5.4 fantasy points.
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