Should I start Tee Higgins or Zach Charbonnet this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Tee Higgins

+4.1 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Tee Higgins over Zach Charbonnet for Week 8 Half-PPR: 13.6 projected points versus 9.4.

Tee Higgins: 13.5 FP recent scoring average.
Zach Charbonnet: 2.5% matchup reduction against CHI.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:10 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Tee Higgins

WR · CINStats & schedule

13.6FF projected

↑ +0.8 vs ESPN

vs TEN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Zach Charbonnet

RB · SEAStats & schedule

9.4FF projected

↓ -1.2 vs ESPN

vs CHI

Mon 8:15 PM ET

Why this pick?

Tee Higgins

Fortified13.6

ESPN12.8

Sleeper13.5

Tee Higgins faces TEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 13.5 fantasy points.

Zach Charbonnet

Fortified9.4

ESPN10.7

Sleeper8.4

Zach Charbonnet faces CHI in Week 8. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%. Zach Charbonnet is questionable. Check his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros estimates a 50% chance of playing (checked Oct 28, 3:10 AM ET).

Tee Higgins projects for 13.6 points, 4.1 more than Zach Charbonnet. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:10 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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