Should I start Jared Goff or Malik Willis this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Malik Willis

+0.7 projected edge · PPR

Start Malik Willis over Jared Goff for Week 8 PPR: 16.6 projected points versus 15.9.

Jared Goff: 23.5 FP recent scoring average; 10% matchup reduction against MIN.
Malik Willis: 22.4 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:42 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Malik Willis

QB · MIAStats & schedule

16.6FF projected

↑ +0.4 vs ESPN

vs NE

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Jared Goff

QB · DETStats & schedule

15.9FF projected

↓ -0.2 vs ESPN

vs MIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Malik Willis

Fortified16.6

ESPN16.2

Sleeper13.3

FantasyPros16.0

Boosted TreesExperimental · saved Oct 27, 12:26 AM ET12.7

WorkloadExperimental · saved Oct 28, 9:08 PM ET15.3

Monte CarloExperimental · conditional on availability · central 80%: 6.3–24.4 FP · saved Oct 28, 9:16 PM ET15.1

Malik Willis faces NE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 22.4 fantasy points.

Jared Goff

Fortified15.9

ESPN16.1

Sleeper15.7

FantasyPros16.4

Boosted TreesExperimental · saved Oct 27, 12:26 AM ET15.5

WorkloadExperimental · saved Oct 28, 9:08 PM ET16.8

Monte CarloExperimental · central 80%: 7.5–29.4 FP · saved Oct 28, 9:16 PM ET18.1

Jared Goff faces MIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 23.5 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.

Malik Willis projects for 16.6 points in PPR scoring, 0.7 more than Jared Goff. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

Updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:42 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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