Should I start Moliki Matavao or Riley Nowakowski this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Riley Nowakowski

+0.1 projected edge · PPR

Start Riley Nowakowski over Moliki Matavao for Week 8 PPR: 0.1 projected points versus 0.0.

Moliki Matavao: BYE.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:35 PM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Riley Nowakowski

TE · PITStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Moliki Matavao

TE · NOStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Riley Nowakowski

Fortified0.1

FantasyPros0.1

Riley Nowakowski faces CLE in Week 8.

Moliki Matavao

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Moliki Matavao is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Riley Nowakowski has a scheduled game and projects for 0.1 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 27, 2026, 11:10 PM ET).

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:35 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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