Should I start Dareke Young or Theo Wease Jr. this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE RESEARCH PICK

Start Theo Wease Jr.

Week 8 · PPR

Theo Wease Jr. averaged 2.0 targets per game across the last 2 recorded games, compared with 0.7 for Dareke Young. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Theo Wease Jr.: 3.4 versus 0.0 FP per game.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:35 AM ET · PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

Dareke Young

WR · LVStats & schedule

0.5FF projected

= 0.0 vs ESPN

at NYJ

Sun 1:00 PM ET

RESEARCH PICK

Theo Wease Jr.

WR · LACStats & schedule

0.8FF projected

at LAR

Sun 4:05 PM ET

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

Dareke Young

FF0.5 FP

Boosted Trees-0.5 FP

Workload0.3 FP

Monte Carlo0.3 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: -3.3–4.1 FP

Recent scoring average: 0.0 FP.
The saved workload scenario allocates 0.2 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include Dont'e Thornton Jr., Jack Bech, Carter Runyon; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 3 recorded games: 0.7 targets per game.

Theo Wease Jr.

FF0.8 FP

Boosted Trees-1.1 FP

Workload1.1 FP

Monte Carlo1.0 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: -2.5–4.7 FP

His prior three-game scoring average was 2.6 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.6 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
Recent scoring average: 3.4 FP.
The LAR defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 3.75%.
The saved workload scenario allocates 0.7 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include Ladd McConkey, Brenen Thompson, Tre' Harris; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 2 recorded games: 2.0 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.

Dareke Young

Fortified0.5

ESPN0.6

Sleeper0.5

Dareke Young faces NYJ in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.

Theo Wease Jr.

Fortified0.8

Sleeper0.3

Theo Wease Jr. faces LAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 3.4 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 3.75%.

Theo Wease Jr. projects for 0.8 points in PPR scoring, 0.3 more than Dareke Young. 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, 3:35 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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