Should I start Will Mallory or Zay Flowers this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Zay Flowers

+17.2 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Zay Flowers over Will Mallory for Week 8 Half-PPR: 18.0 projected points versus 0.8.

Will Mallory: 1.5 FP recent scoring average.
Zay Flowers: 14.7 FP recent scoring average; 10% matchup lift against BUF.

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

FF PICK

Zay Flowers

WR · BALStats & schedule

18.0FF projected

↑ +1.4 vs ESPN

at BUF

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Will Mallory

TE · INDStats & schedule

0.8FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Zay Flowers

Fortified18.0

ESPN16.7

Sleeper15.6

FantasyPros15.3

Zay Flowers faces BUF in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 14.7 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 10%.

Will Mallory

Fortified0.8

ESPN1.1

Sleeper0.3

FantasyPros0.9

Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.5 fantasy points.

Zay Flowers projects for 18.0 points in half-PPR scoring, 17.2 more than Will Mallory. This is a projection-based recommendation, not a guarantee. Verify the latest injury report and active status 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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