Should I start Evan Engram or Noah Gray this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Evan Engram

+0.8 projected edge · PPR

Start Evan Engram over Noah Gray for Week 8 PPR: 5.3 projected points versus 4.5.

Evan Engram: 4.7 FP recent scoring average; 5% matchup lift against KC.
Noah Gray: 7.8 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:43 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Evan Engram

TE · DENStats & schedule

5.3FF projected

↑ +0.1 vs ESPN

vs KC

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Noah Gray

TE · KCStats & schedule

4.5FF projected

↑ +0.8 vs ESPN

at DEN

Sun 4:25 PM ET

Why this pick?

Evan Engram

Fortified5.3

ESPN5.2

Sleeper4.8

Evan Engram faces KC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 4.7 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 5%.

Noah Gray

Fortified4.5

ESPN3.7

Sleeper3.5

Noah Gray faces DEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 7.8 fantasy points.

Evan Engram projects for 5.3 points in PPR scoring, 0.8 more than Noah Gray. 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, 2:43 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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