Should I start Riley Nowakowski or Theo Wease Jr. this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Theo Wease Jr.

+0.6 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Theo Wease Jr. over Riley Nowakowski for Week 8 Half-PPR: 0.6 projected points versus 0.1.

Theo Wease Jr.: 2.6 FP recent scoring average; 1.25% matchup reduction against LAR.

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

FF PICK

Theo Wease Jr.

WR · LACStats & schedule

0.6FF projected

at LAR

Sun 4:05 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Riley Nowakowski

RB · PITStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Theo Wease Jr.

Fortified0.6

Sleeper0.2

FantasyPros0.1

Theo Wease Jr. faces LAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 2.6 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 1.25%.

Riley Nowakowski

Fortified0.1

Sleeper0.1

Riley Nowakowski faces CLE in Week 8.

Theo Wease Jr. projects for 0.6 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.6 more than Riley Nowakowski. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. 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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