Should I start Noah Fant or Tay Martin this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Tay Martin

+0.1 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Tay Martin over Noah Fant for Week 8 Half-PPR: 0.1 projected points versus 0.0.

Noah Fant: BYE; 1.1 FP recent scoring average.
Tay Martin: 0.0 FP recent scoring average; 6.25% matchup reduction against MIN.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:38 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Tay Martin

WR · DETStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

vs MIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Noah Fant

TE · NOStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Tay Martin

Fortified0.1

Sleeper0.2

FantasyPros0.1

Tay Martin faces MIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Noah Fant

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Recent scoring average: 1.1 fantasy points. BYE

Noah Fant is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Tay Martin has a scheduled game and projects for 0.1 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. 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, 1:38 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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