Should I start Mike Evans or Tahj Brooks this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Tahj Brooks

+0.7 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Tahj Brooks over Mike Evans for Week 8 Half-PPR: 0.7 projected points versus 0.0.

Mike Evans: BYE; 16.9 FP recent scoring average.
Tahj Brooks: 0.3 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:22 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Tahj Brooks

RB · CINStats & schedule

0.7FF projected

vs TEN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Mike Evans

WR · SFStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Tahj Brooks

Fortified0.7

Sleeper0.7

FantasyPros0.7

Tahj Brooks faces TEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.3 fantasy points.

Mike Evans

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Recent scoring average: 16.9 fantasy points. BYE

Mike Evans is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Tahj Brooks has a scheduled game and projects for 0.7 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 28, 2026, 1:07 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:22 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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