Should I start Kyle Pitts Sr. or Tucker Kraft this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Kyle Pitts Sr.

+0.5 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Kyle Pitts Sr. over Tucker Kraft for Week 8 Half-PPR: 9.3 projected points versus 8.8.

Kyle Pitts Sr.: 14.6 FP recent scoring average; 1.25% matchup lift against TB.
Tucker Kraft: 9.4 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:29 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Kyle Pitts Sr.

TE · ATLStats & schedule

9.3FF projected

↑ +1.0 vs ESPN

at TB

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tucker Kraft

TE · GBStats & schedule

8.8FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

vs CAR

Thu 8:15 PM ET

Why this pick?

Kyle Pitts Sr.

Fortified9.3

ESPN8.3

Sleeper6.9

Kyle Pitts Sr. faces TB in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 14.6 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 1.25%.

Tucker Kraft

Fortified8.8

ESPN8.5

Sleeper8.6

Tucker Kraft faces CAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 9.4 fantasy points.

Kyle Pitts Sr. projects for 9.3 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.5 more than Tucker Kraft. 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, 2:29 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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