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Should I start Josh Allen or Kirk Cousins this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Josh Allen

+8.0 projected edge ยท PPR

Start Josh Allen over Kirk Cousins for Week 8 PPR: 24.5 projected points versus 16.6.

  • Josh Allen: 24.4 FP recent scoring average.
  • Kirk Cousins: 17.6 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated ยท PPR

Josh Allen
Why this pick?

Josh Allen

Fortified24.5
ESPN23.7
Sleeper23.9
FantasyPros24.2
Boosted TreesExperimental ยท saved Oct 27, 12:26 AM ET24.2
WorkloadExperimental ยท saved Oct 28, 9:08 PM ET21.3
Monte CarloExperimental ยท central 80%: 8.6โ€“34.5 FP ยท saved Oct 28, 9:16 PM ET21.4

Josh Allen faces BAL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 24.4 fantasy points.

Kirk Cousins

Fortified16.6
ESPN16.6
Sleeper16.6
FantasyPros16.1
Boosted TreesExperimental ยท saved Oct 27, 12:26 AM ET15.1
WorkloadExperimental ยท includes FantasyPros stat inputs ยท saved Oct 28, 9:08 PM ET16.7
Monte CarloExperimental ยท central 80%: 6.9โ€“26.7 FP ยท saved Oct 28, 9:16 PM ET16.6

Kirk Cousins faces NYJ in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 17.6 fantasy points.

Josh Allen projects for 24.5 points in PPR scoring, 8.0 more than Kirk Cousins. This is a projection-based recommendation, not a guarantee. Verify the latest injury report and active status before kickoff.

Updated Oct 30, 2026, 8:07 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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FORTIFIED RANKINGS ยท WEEK 8 ยท PPR

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FF projectionMonte Carlo meanRanking midpoint
3 shown ยท common FP scale
21.424.5
MIDPOINT
  1. 1
    Drake MayeQB ยท NE vs MIASun 4:25 PM ETConditional MC
    23.3FP
  2. 2
    Josh AllenQB ยท BUF vs BALSun 1:00 PM ET
    23.0FP
  3. 3
    Joe BurrowQB ยท CIN vs TENSun 1:00 PM ETConditional MC
    22.2FP
25 eligible QB players are not ranked ยท awaiting both estimates

Cole Payton ยท Ty Simpson ยท Tommy DeVito ยท Gardner Minshew II ยท Drew Lock ยท Tyrod Taylor ยท Quinn Ewers ยท Sam Howell ยท Justin Fields ยท Stetson Bennett IV ยท Joshua Dobbs ยท Tua Tagovailoa ยท Anthony Richardson Sr. ยท Mason Rudolph ยท Kenny Pickett ยท Joe Milton III ยท Carson Wentz ยท Jarrett Stidham ยท Joe Flacco ยท Cade Klubnik ยท Mitchell Trubisky ยท DJ Uiagalelei ยท Shedeur Sanders ยท Kyle Allen ยท Kyle McCord. These players remain outside the midpoint rankings until both estimates are available.

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