Should I start Nico Collins or Theo Wease Jr. this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Theo Wease Jr.

+0.7 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Theo Wease Jr. over Nico Collins for Week 8 Half-PPR: 0.7 projected points versus 0.0.

Nico Collins: BYE; 6.4 FP recent scoring average.
Theo Wease Jr.: 2.6 FP recent scoring average; 1.25% matchup reduction against LAR.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:44 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Theo Wease Jr.

WR · LACStats & schedule

0.7FF projected

at LAR

Sun 4:05 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Nico Collins

WR · HOUStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Theo Wease Jr.

Fortified0.7

Sleeper0.2

Theo Wease Jr. faces LAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 2.6 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 1.25%.

Nico Collins

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

Recent scoring average: 6.4 fantasy points. BYE

Nico Collins is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Theo Wease Jr. has a scheduled game and projects for 0.7 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:44 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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