Should I start Stone Smartt or Tony Pollard this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Tony Pollard

+12.1 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Tony Pollard over Stone Smartt for Week 8 Half-PPR: 12.1 projected points versus 0.0.

Stone Smartt: BYE.
Tony Pollard: 15.9 FP recent scoring average; 6.25% matchup reduction against CIN.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:24 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Tony Pollard

RB · TENStats & schedule

12.1FF projected

↓ -0.9 vs ESPN

at CIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Stone Smartt

TE · NOStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Tony Pollard

Fortified12.1

ESPN13.0

Sleeper11.5

Tony Pollard faces CIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 15.9 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Stone Smartt

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Stone Smartt is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Tony Pollard has a scheduled game and projects for 12.1 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:24 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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