Should I start Nate Boerkircher or Tanner Koziol this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Nate Boerkircher

+1.8 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Nate Boerkircher over Tanner Koziol for Week 8 Half-PPR: 2.7 projected points versus 0.9.

Nate Boerkircher: 5.4 FP recent scoring average.
Tanner Koziol: 0.0 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:30 PM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Nate Boerkircher

TE · JACStats & schedule

2.7FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

vs IND

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tanner Koziol

TE · JACStats & schedule

0.9FF projected

vs IND

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Nate Boerkircher

Fortified2.7

ESPN2.4

Sleeper1.2

FantasyPros2.3

Nate Boerkircher faces IND in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 5.4 fantasy points.

Tanner Koziol

Fortified0.9

Sleeper1.0

FantasyPros0.8

Tanner Koziol faces IND in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.

Nate Boerkircher projects for 2.7 points in half-PPR scoring, 1.8 more than Tanner Koziol. This is a projection-based recommendation, not a guarantee. Verify the latest injury report and active status 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, 11:30 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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