Should I start Riley Nowakowski or Savion Williams this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Savion Williams

+4.7 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Savion Williams over Riley Nowakowski for Week 8 Half-PPR: 4.8 projected points versus 0.1.

Savion Williams: 6.3 FP recent scoring average; 3.75% matchup reduction against CAR.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:36 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Savion Williams

WR · GBStats & schedule

4.8FF projected

↓ -0.7 vs ESPN

vs CAR

Thu 8:15 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Riley Nowakowski

TE · PITStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Savion Williams

Fortified4.8

ESPN5.5

Sleeper4.5

FantasyPros4.6

Savion Williams faces CAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.3 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 3.75%.

Riley Nowakowski

Fortified0.1

FantasyPros0.1

Riley Nowakowski faces CLE in Week 8.

Savion Williams projects for 4.8 points in half-PPR scoring, 4.7 more than Riley Nowakowski. 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 28, 2026, 12:15 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:36 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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