Should I start Mo Alie-Cox or Will Mallory this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE RESEARCH PICK

Start Will Mallory

Week 8 · Half-PPR

Will Mallory averaged 6.0 targets per game across the last 1 recorded games, compared with 1.0 for Mo Alie-Cox. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:16 AM ET · Half-PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

Mo Alie-Cox

TE · INDStats & schedule

1.2FF projected

↑ +0.5 vs ESPN

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

RESEARCH PICK

Will Mallory

TE · INDStats & schedule

0.8FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

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

Mo Alie-Cox

FF1.2 FP

Boosted Trees0.1 FP

Workload1.1 FP

Monte Carlo1.2 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: -1.7–5.0 FP

His prior three-game scoring average was 4.5 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: 3.0 FP.
The saved workload scenario allocates 1.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include Anthony Gould, Tyler Warren; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 3 recorded games: 1.0 targets per game.

Will Mallory

FF0.8 FP

Boosted Trees0.3 FP

Workload1.9 FP

Monte Carlo2.2 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: -0.7–6.2 FP

His prior three-game scoring average was 3.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.9 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
Recent scoring average: 1.5 FP.
The saved workload scenario allocates 2.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include Anthony Gould, Tyler Warren; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 1 recorded games: 6.0 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.

Mo Alie-Cox

Fortified1.2

ESPN0.8

Sleeper0.8

FantasyPros1.2

Mo Alie-Cox faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 3.0 fantasy points.

Will Mallory

Fortified0.8

ESPN1.1

Sleeper0.3

FantasyPros0.9

Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.5 fantasy points.

Mo Alie-Cox projects for 1.2 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.4 more than Will Mallory. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:16 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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