Should I start Rashee Rice or Zay Flowers this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Zay Flowers

+8.5 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Zay Flowers over Rashee Rice for Week 8 Half-PPR: 18.5 projected points versus 10.0.

Rashee Rice: 2.5% matchup reduction against DEN.
Zay Flowers: 14.7 FP recent scoring average; 10% matchup lift against BUF.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:20 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Zay Flowers

WR · BALStats & schedule

18.5FF projected

↑ +1.8 vs ESPN

at BUF

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Rashee Rice

WR · KCStats & schedule

10.0FF projected

= 0.0 vs ESPN

at DEN

Sun 4:25 PM ET

Why this pick?

Zay Flowers

Fortified18.5

ESPN16.7

Sleeper15.6

Zay Flowers faces BUF in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 14.7 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 10%.

Rashee Rice

Fortified10.0

ESPN9.9

Sleeper10.3

Rashee Rice faces DEN in Week 8. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%. Rashee Rice is questionable. Check his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros estimates a 52% chance of playing (checked Oct 28, 3:10 AM ET).

Zay Flowers projects for 18.5 points, 8.5 more than Rashee Rice. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:20 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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