THE ALTERNATIVE
Tim Patrick
WR · NYJStats & schedule ›0.7FF projected
↑ +0.2 vs ESPN
vs LVSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Tim Patrick or Will Mallory this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Will Mallory
Week 8 · Half-PPR
Will Mallory averaged 6.0 targets per game across the last 1 recorded games, compared with 3.0 for Tim Patrick. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points.
Forecast updated · Half-PPR
vs LVRESEARCH PICK
Will Mallory
TE · INDStats & schedule ›0.8FF projected
↓ -0.3 vs ESPN
at JACSun 1:00 PM ET
Tim Patrick
FF0.7 FP
Boosted Trees1.2 FP
Workload1.5 FP
Monte Carlo1.6 FP
- Recent scoring average: 1.9 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Kene Nwangwu, Breece Hall; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 2 recorded games: 3.0 targets per game.
Will Mallory
FF0.8 FP
Boosted Trees0.3 FP
Workload1.9 FP
Monte Carlo2.2 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 3.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.9 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 1.5 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 2.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Anthony Gould, Tyler Warren; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 1 recorded games: 6.0 targets per game.
Tim Patrick
Fortified0.7
ESPN0.5
Sleeper1.0
FantasyPros0.7
Tim Patrick faces LV in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.9 fantasy points.
Will Mallory
Fortified0.8
ESPN1.1
Sleeper0.3
FantasyPros0.9
Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.5 fantasy points.
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