Should I start Tony Pollard or Tyler Warren this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Tony Pollard

+0.8 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Tony Pollard over Tyler Warren for Week 8 Half-PPR: 11.8 projected points versus 11.1.

Tony Pollard: 15.9 FP recent scoring average; 6.25% matchup reduction against CIN.
Tyler Warren: 17.9 FP recent scoring average.

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

FF PICK

Tony Pollard

RB · TENStats & schedule

11.8FF projected

↓ -1.2 vs ESPN

at CIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tyler Warren

TE · INDStats & schedule

11.1FF projected

↑ +2.2 vs ESPN

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Tony Pollard

Fortified11.8

ESPN13.0

Sleeper11.5

FantasyPros11.4

Tony Pollard faces CIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 15.9 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Tyler Warren

Fortified11.1

ESPN8.8

Sleeper8.3

FantasyPros9.3

Tyler Warren faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 17.9 fantasy points. Tyler Warren is questionable. Check his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros estimates a 42% chance of playing (checked Oct 27, 11:25 PM ET).

Tony Pollard projects for 11.8 points, 0.8 more than Tyler Warren. 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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