Should I start Mitch Tinsley or Ricky Pearsall this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Mitch Tinsley

+0.9 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Mitch Tinsley over Ricky Pearsall for Week 8 Half-PPR: 0.9 projected points versus 0.0.

Mitch Tinsley: 0.6 FP recent scoring average.
Ricky Pearsall: BYE.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:35 PM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Mitch Tinsley

WR · CINStats & schedule

0.9FF projected

↓ -0.2 vs ESPN

vs TEN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Ricky Pearsall

WR · SFStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Mitch Tinsley

Fortified0.9

ESPN1.1

Sleeper0.5

FantasyPros1.0

Mitch Tinsley faces TEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.6 fantasy points.

Ricky Pearsall

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Ricky Pearsall is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Mitch Tinsley has a scheduled game and projects for 0.9 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 27, 2026, 11:10 PM ET).

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:35 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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