Should I start Oronde Gadsden or Roschon Johnson this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Oronde Gadsden

+0.8 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Oronde Gadsden over Roschon Johnson for Week 8 Half-PPR: 2.9 projected points versus 2.2.

Oronde Gadsden: 1.6 FP recent scoring average; 6.25% matchup reduction against LAR.
Roschon Johnson: 7.1 FP recent scoring average.

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

FF PICK

Oronde Gadsden

TE · LACStats & schedule

2.9FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

at LAR

Sun 4:05 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Roschon Johnson

RB · CHIStats & schedule

2.2FF projected

at SEA

Mon 8:15 PM ET

Why this pick?

Oronde Gadsden

Fortified2.9

ESPN3.0

Sleeper3.6

Oronde Gadsden faces LAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.6 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Roschon Johnson

Fortified2.2

Sleeper0.9

Roschon Johnson faces SEA in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 7.1 fantasy points.

Oronde Gadsden projects for 2.9 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.8 more than Roschon Johnson. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. 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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