Should I start Puka Nacua or Xavier Smith this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Puka Nacua

+19.2 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Puka Nacua over Xavier Smith for Week 8 Half-PPR: 19.2 projected points versus 0.0.

Puka Nacua: 19.3 FP recent scoring average.
Xavier Smith: BYE.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:29 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Puka Nacua

WR · LARStats & schedule

19.2FF projected

↑ +0.5 vs ESPN

vs LAC

Sun 4:05 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Xavier Smith

WR · SFStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Puka Nacua

Fortified19.2

ESPN18.7

Sleeper18.0

Puka Nacua faces LAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 19.3 fantasy points.

Xavier Smith

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Xavier Smith is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Puka Nacua has a scheduled game and projects for 19.2 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:29 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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