Should I start Chig Okonkwo or Pat Freiermuth this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Pat Freiermuth

+0.7 projected edge · PPR

Start Pat Freiermuth over Chig Okonkwo for Week 8 PPR: 9.1 projected points versus 8.3.

Chig Okonkwo: 11.9 FP recent scoring average; 2.5% matchup reduction against PHI.
Pat Freiermuth: 9.5 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:26 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Pat Freiermuth

TE · PITStats & schedule

9.1FF projected

↑ +0.6 vs ESPN

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Chig Okonkwo

TE · WASStats & schedule

8.3FF projected

↑ +0.1 vs ESPN

vs PHI

Sun 8:20 PM ET

Why this pick?

Pat Freiermuth

Fortified9.1

ESPN8.5

Sleeper9.3

FantasyPros9.1

Pat Freiermuth faces CLE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 9.5 fantasy points.

Chig Okonkwo

Fortified8.3

ESPN8.3

Sleeper7.2

FantasyPros7.6

Chig Okonkwo faces PHI in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 11.9 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%.

Pat Freiermuth projects for 9.1 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 refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 28, 2026, 1:07 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:26 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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