Should I start Mike Washington Jr. or Savion Williams this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE RESEARCH PICK

Start Savion Williams

Week 8 · Half-PPR

Recent scoring favors Savion Williams: 6.3 versus 3.2 FP per game.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:41 AM ET · Half-PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

Mike Washington Jr.

RB · LVStats & schedule

5.2FF projected

↓ -1.3 vs ESPN

at NYJ

Sun 1:00 PM ET

RESEARCH PICK

Savion Williams

WR · GBStats & schedule

4.8FF projected

↓ -0.7 vs ESPN

vs CAR

Thu 8:15 PM ET

Experimental research pick, not a proven win probability. This does not change either FF projection.

Mike Washington Jr.

FF5.2 FP

Boosted Trees4.5 FP

Workload6.3 FP

Monte Carlo6.3 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: 1.8–12.1 FP

His prior three-game scoring average was 3.5 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.4 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
Recent scoring average: 3.2 FP.
The saved workload scenario allocates 1.0 targets and 8.2 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include Dont'e Thornton Jr., Jack Bech, Carter Runyon; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 3 recorded games: 6.3 carries per game.

Savion Williams

FF4.8 FP

Boosted Trees5.4 FP

Workload5.8 FP

Monte Carlo6.9 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: 1.1–14.4 FP

Recent scoring average: 6.3 FP.
The CAR defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 3.75%.
The saved workload scenario allocates 3.7 targets and 1.1 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include Matthew Golden; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 1 recorded games: 4.0 targets per game.

Experimental models are research signals, not a validated tiebreaker yet. Missing saved results stay blank. No simulations or training were run for this request.

Mike Washington Jr.

Fortified5.2

ESPN6.5

Sleeper5.3

FantasyPros5.2

Mike Washington Jr. faces NYJ in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 3.2 fantasy points.

Savion Williams

Fortified4.8

ESPN5.5

Sleeper4.5

FantasyPros4.6

Savion Williams faces CAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.3 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 3.75%.

Mike Washington Jr. projects for 5.2 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.4 more than Savion Williams. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 28, 2026, 12:15 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:41 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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