Should I start Chig Okonkwo or Harold Fannin Jr. this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Harold Fannin Jr.

+0.7 projected edge · PPR

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Chig Okonkwo for Week 8 PPR: 9.2 projected points versus 8.5.

Chig Okonkwo: 11.9 FP recent scoring average; 1.25% matchup reduction against PHI.
Harold Fannin Jr.: 5.5 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:40 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Harold Fannin Jr.

TE · CLEStats & schedule

9.2FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

at PIT

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Chig Okonkwo

TE · WASStats & schedule

8.5FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

vs PHI

Sun 8:20 PM ET

Why this pick?

Harold Fannin Jr.

Fortified9.2

ESPN8.9

Sleeper10.6

Harold Fannin Jr. faces PIT in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 5.5 fantasy points.

Chig Okonkwo

Fortified8.5

ESPN8.3

Sleeper7.2

Chig Okonkwo faces PHI in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 11.9 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 1.25%.

Harold Fannin Jr. projects for 9.2 points in PPR scoring, 0.7 more than Chig Okonkwo. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:40 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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