Should I start Tanner Koziol or Zaire Mitchell-Paden this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Tanner Koziol

+0.9 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Tanner Koziol over Zaire Mitchell-Paden for Week 8 Half-PPR: 0.9 projected points versus 0.0.

Tanner Koziol: 0.0 FP recent scoring average.
Zaire Mitchell-Paden: BYE.

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

FF PICK

Tanner Koziol

TE · JACStats & schedule

0.9FF projected

vs IND

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Zaire Mitchell-Paden

TE · HOUStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

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.

Zaire Mitchell-Paden

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Zaire Mitchell-Paden is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Tanner Koziol has a scheduled game and projects for 0.9 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff.

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

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