Should I start Samaje Perine or Travis Kelce this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Travis Kelce

+1.7 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Travis Kelce over Samaje Perine for Week 8 Half-PPR: 8.8 projected points versus 7.2.

Samaje Perine: 11.2 FP recent scoring average.
Travis Kelce: 6.8 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:30 PM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Travis Kelce

TE · KCStats & schedule

8.8FF projected

↑ +1.4 vs ESPN

at DEN

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Samaje Perine

RB · CINStats & schedule

7.2FF projected

↑ +0.5 vs ESPN

vs TEN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Travis Kelce

Fortified8.8

ESPN7.4

Sleeper9.3

FantasyPros8.8

Travis Kelce faces DEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.8 fantasy points.

Samaje Perine

Fortified7.2

ESPN6.6

Sleeper6.2

FantasyPros5.9

Samaje Perine faces TEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 11.2 fantasy points.

Travis Kelce projects for 8.8 points in half-PPR scoring, 1.7 more than Samaje Perine. 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, 11:30 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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