Should I start Dalton Kincaid or Sam LaPorta this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE RESEARCH PICK

Start Sam LaPorta

Week 8 · PPR

Sam LaPorta averaged 7.3 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 4.0 for Dalton Kincaid. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Sam LaPorta: 11.3 versus 7.3 FP per game.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:15 AM ET · PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

Dalton Kincaid

TE · BUFStats & schedule

9.9FF projected

↑ +1.0 vs ESPN

vs BAL

Sun 1:00 PM ET

RESEARCH PICK

Sam LaPorta

TE · DETStats & schedule

10.1FF projected

↓ -0.6 vs ESPN

vs MIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Experimental research pick, not a proven win probability. This does not change either FF projection.

Dalton Kincaid

FF9.9 FP

Boosted Trees10.0 FP

Workload8.3 FP

Monte Carlo8.5 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: -0.3–19.6 FP

His prior three-game scoring average was 7.3 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate up 0.3 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
Recent scoring average: 7.3 FP.
The saved workload scenario allocates 4.3 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include DJ Moore; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 3 recorded games: 4.0 targets per game.

Sam LaPorta

FF10.1 FP

Boosted Trees9.1 FP

Workload11.1 FP

Monte Carlo10.9 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: -0.5–25.1 FP

His prior three-game scoring average was 19.8 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 2.2 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
Recent scoring average: 11.3 FP.
The MIN defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 10%.
The saved workload scenario allocates 5.9 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include Amon-Ra St. Brown; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 3 recorded games: 7.3 targets per game.

Experimental models are research signals, not a validated tiebreaker yet. Missing saved results stay blank. No simulations or training were run for this request.

Dalton Kincaid

Fortified9.9

ESPN8.9

Sleeper10.5

Dalton Kincaid faces BAL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 7.3 fantasy points.

Sam LaPorta

Fortified10.1

ESPN10.7

Sleeper11.1

Sam LaPorta faces MIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 11.3 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.

Sam LaPorta projects for 10.1 points in PPR scoring, 0.3 more than Dalton Kincaid. 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, 3:15 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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