Should I start Nick Muse or Thomas Fidone II this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Check the bye week first

Thomas Fidone II has no scheduled game in this week’s NFL slate. A projection alone is not a reason to start a player on bye.

Nick Muse: 2.4 FP recent scoring average; 1.25% matchup lift against TB.
Thomas Fidone II: BYE; 1.1 FP recent scoring average.

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

THE ALTERNATIVE

Nick Muse

TE · ATLStats & schedule

0.8FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

at TB

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Thomas Fidone II

TE · NYGStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Nick Muse

Fortified0.8

ESPN0.4

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.9

Nick Muse faces TB in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 2.4 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 1.25%.

Thomas Fidone II

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Recent scoring average: 1.1 fantasy points. BYE

Thomas Fidone II has no scheduled game in this week’s NFL slate. A projection alone is not a reason to start a player on bye. 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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