Should I start Mitch Tinsley or Seydou Traore this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Mitch Tinsley

+0.7 projected edge · PPR

Start Mitch Tinsley over Seydou Traore for Week 8 PPR: 1.0 projected points versus 0.3.

Mitch Tinsley: 0.8 FP recent scoring average; 1.25% matchup lift against TEN.
Seydou Traore: 0.0 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:30 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Mitch Tinsley

WR · CINStats & schedule

1.0FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

vs TEN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Seydou Traore

TE · MIAStats & schedule

0.3FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

vs NE

Sun 4:25 PM ET

Why this pick?

Mitch Tinsley

Fortified1.0

ESPN1.3

Sleeper0.6

Mitch Tinsley faces TEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.8 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 1.25%.

Seydou Traore

Fortified0.3

ESPN0.4

Sleeper0.1

Seydou Traore faces NE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.

Mitch Tinsley projects for 1.0 points in PPR scoring, 0.7 more than Seydou Traore. 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, 3:30 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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