Should I start Rico Dowdle or Tetairoa McMillan this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Tetairoa McMillan

+4.8 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Tetairoa McMillan over Rico Dowdle for Week 8 Half-PPR: 12.6 projected points versus 7.8.

Rico Dowdle: 9.0 FP recent scoring average.
Tetairoa McMillan: 8.8 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:35 PM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Tetairoa McMillan

WR · CARStats & schedule

12.6FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

at GB

Thu 8:15 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Rico Dowdle

RB · PITStats & schedule

7.8FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Tetairoa McMillan

Fortified12.6

ESPN12.9

Sleeper12.3

FantasyPros12.0

Tetairoa McMillan faces GB in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 8.8 fantasy points.

Rico Dowdle

Fortified7.8

ESPN8.0

Sleeper8.0

FantasyPros7.5

Rico Dowdle faces CLE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 9.0 fantasy points.

Tetairoa McMillan projects for 12.6 points in half-PPR scoring, 4.8 more than Rico Dowdle. This is a projection-based recommendation, not a guarantee. Verify the latest injury report and active status before kickoff. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 27, 2026, 11:10 PM ET).

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:35 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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