Should I start Phil Mafah or Tucker Kraft this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Tucker Kraft

+8.8 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Tucker Kraft over Phil Mafah for Week 8 Half-PPR: 8.8 projected points versus 0.0.

Phil Mafah: BYE.
Tucker Kraft: 9.4 FP recent scoring average.

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

FF PICK

Tucker Kraft

TE · GBStats & schedule

8.8FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

vs CAR

Thu 8:15 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Phil Mafah

RB · NYGStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Tucker Kraft

Fortified8.8

ESPN8.5

Sleeper8.6

Tucker Kraft faces CAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 9.4 fantasy points.

Phil Mafah

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Phil Mafah is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Tucker Kraft has a scheduled game and projects for 8.8 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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