Should I start Tanner Koziol or Tay Martin this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Tanner Koziol

+0.7 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Tanner Koziol over Tay Martin for Week 8 Half-PPR: 0.9 projected points versus 0.1.

Tanner Koziol: 0.0 FP recent scoring average.
Tay Martin: 0.0 FP recent scoring average; 6.25% matchup reduction against MIN.

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

FF PICK

Tanner Koziol

TE · JACStats & schedule

0.9FF projected

vs IND

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tay Martin

WR · DETStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

vs MIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Tanner Koziol

Fortified0.9

Sleeper1.0

FantasyPros0.8

Tanner Koziol faces IND in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.

Tay Martin

Fortified0.1

Sleeper0.2

FantasyPros0.1

Tay Martin faces MIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Tanner Koziol projects for 0.9 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.7 more than Tay Martin. 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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