Should I start Elijah Higgins or Nate Boerkircher this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Elijah Higgins

+1.0 projected edge · PPR

Start Elijah Higgins over Nate Boerkircher for Week 8 PPR: 4.0 projected points versus 3.1.

Elijah Higgins: 6.4 FP recent scoring average.
Nate Boerkircher: 6.4 FP recent scoring average.

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

FF PICK

Elijah Higgins

TE · ARIStats & schedule

4.0FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

at DAL

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Nate Boerkircher

TE · JACStats & schedule

3.1FF projected

↑ +0.2 vs ESPN

vs IND

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Elijah Higgins

Fortified4.0

ESPN4.4

Sleeper2.3

Elijah Higgins faces DAL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.4 fantasy points.

Nate Boerkircher

Fortified3.1

ESPN2.9

Sleeper1.5

Nate Boerkircher faces IND in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.4 fantasy points.

Elijah Higgins projects for 4.0 points in PPR scoring, 1.0 more than Nate Boerkircher. 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, 3:25 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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