Should I start Tommy Tremble or Xavier Smith this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Tommy Tremble

+4.4 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Tommy Tremble over Xavier Smith for Week 8 Half-PPR: 4.4 projected points versus 0.0.

Tommy Tremble: 9.9 FP recent scoring average; 8.75% matchup reduction against GB.
Xavier Smith: BYE.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:30 PM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Tommy Tremble

TE · CARStats & schedule

4.4FF projected

↑ +1.1 vs ESPN

at GB

Thu 8:15 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Xavier Smith

WR · SFStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Tommy Tremble

Fortified4.4

ESPN3.3

Sleeper3.5

FantasyPros3.7

Tommy Tremble faces GB in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 9.9 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 8.75%.

Xavier Smith

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

BYE

Xavier Smith is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Tommy Tremble has a scheduled game and projects for 4.4 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. 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, 11:30 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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