Should I start Calvin Ridley or Joshua Palmer this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Joshua Palmer

+0.1 projected edge · PPR

Start Joshua Palmer over Calvin Ridley for Week 8 PPR: 3.0 projected points versus 2.9.

Calvin Ridley: 2.6 FP recent scoring average.
Joshua Palmer: 4.7 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:25 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Joshua Palmer

WR · BUFStats & schedule

3.0FF projected

↑ +0.4 vs ESPN

vs BAL

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Calvin Ridley

WR · TENStats & schedule

2.9FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

at CIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Joshua Palmer

Fortified3.0

ESPN2.7

Sleeper3.0

Joshua Palmer faces BAL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 4.7 fantasy points.

Calvin Ridley

Fortified2.9

ESPN3.1

Sleeper2.9

Calvin Ridley faces CIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 2.6 fantasy points. Calvin Ridley is questionable. Check his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros estimates a 68% chance of playing (checked Oct 28, 3:25 AM ET).

Joshua Palmer projects for 3.0 points, 0.1 more than Calvin Ridley. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:25 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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