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

THE FF CALL

Start Zay Flowers

+18.0 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Zay Flowers over Ricky Pearsall for Week 8 Half-PPR: 18.0 projected points versus 0.0.

Ricky Pearsall: BYE.
Zay Flowers: 14.7 FP recent scoring average; 10% matchup lift against BUF.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:41 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Zay Flowers

WR · BALStats & schedule

18.0FF projected

↑ +1.4 vs ESPN

at BUF

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Ricky Pearsall

WR · SFStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Zay Flowers

Fortified18.0

ESPN16.7

Sleeper15.6

FantasyPros15.3

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

Ricky Pearsall

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Ricky Pearsall is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Zay Flowers has a scheduled game and projects for 18.0 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, 12:15 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:41 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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