Should I start Spencer Shrader or Tyler Loop this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Spencer Shrader

+1.0 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Spencer Shrader over Tyler Loop for Week 8 Half-PPR: 8.9 projected points versus 8.0.

Spencer Shrader: 11.0 FP recent scoring average.
Tyler Loop: 8.0 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:16 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Spencer Shrader

K · INDStats & schedule

8.9FF projected

↓ -1.3 vs ESPN

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tyler Loop

K · BALStats & schedule

8.0FF projected

↓ -0.8 vs ESPN

at BUF

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Spencer Shrader

Fortified8.9

ESPN10.2

Sleeper9.1

FantasyPros7.7

Spencer Shrader faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 11.0 fantasy points.

Tyler Loop

Fortified8.0

ESPN8.8

Sleeper7.7

FantasyPros7.5

Tyler Loop faces BUF in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 8.0 fantasy points.

Spencer Shrader projects for 8.9 points in half-PPR scoring, 1.0 more than Tyler Loop. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:16 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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PPR awards one point per reception; half-PPR awards 0.5; standard awards none. Custom league rules can change the result. Confirm active status, kickoff and lineup locks. Projections are estimates; completed-week scores are actuals.