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

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Tylan Wallace

+0.5 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Tylan Wallace over Xavier Smith for Week 8 Half-PPR: 0.5 projected points versus 0.0.

Tylan Wallace: 0.8 FP recent scoring average.
Xavier Smith: BYE.

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

FF PICK

Tylan Wallace

WR · CLEStats & schedule

0.5FF projected

↑ +0.1 vs ESPN

at PIT

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Xavier Smith

WR · SFStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Tylan Wallace

Fortified0.5

ESPN0.3

Sleeper0.6

FantasyPros0.5

Tylan Wallace faces PIT in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.8 fantasy points.

Xavier Smith

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

BYE

Xavier Smith is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Tylan Wallace has a scheduled game and projects for 0.5 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff.

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

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