THE ALTERNATIVE
Luke Schoonmaker
TE · DALStats & schedule ›1.1FF projected
↑ +0.6 vs ESPN
vs ARISun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Luke Schoonmaker or Will Mallory this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Will Mallory
Week 8 · PPR
Will Mallory averaged 6.0 targets per game across the last 1 recorded games, compared with 0.3 for Luke Schoonmaker. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Will Mallory: 2.0 versus 0.6 FP per game.
Forecast updated · PPR
vs ARIRESEARCH PICK
Will Mallory
TE · INDStats & schedule ›1.1FF projected
↓ -0.3 vs ESPN
at JACSun 1:00 PM ET
Luke Schoonmaker
FF1.1 FP
Boosted Trees1.5 FP
Workload0.6 FP
Monte Carlo0.6 FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.6 FP.
- The ARI defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 2.5%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.3 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include KaVontae Turpin, Emari Demercado; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.3 targets per game.
Will Mallory
FF1.1 FP
Boosted Trees1.0 FP
Workload2.4 FP
Monte Carlo2.8 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 4.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.9 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 2.0 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 2.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Anthony Gould, Tyler Warren; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 1 recorded games: 6.0 targets per game.
Luke Schoonmaker
Fortified1.1
ESPN0.6
Sleeper1.5
FantasyPros1.3
Luke Schoonmaker faces ARI in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.6 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 2.5%.
Will Mallory
Fortified1.1
ESPN1.4
Sleeper0.4
FantasyPros1.2
Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 2.0 fantasy points.
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