Should I start Nate Adkins or Noah Whittington this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Nate Adkins

+1.5 projected edge · PPR

Start Nate Adkins over Noah Whittington for Week 8 PPR: 1.5 projected points versus 0.0.

Nate Adkins: 0.0 FP recent scoring average; 5% matchup lift against KC.
Noah Whittington: BYE.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:30 PM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Nate Adkins

TE · DENStats & schedule

1.5FF projected

↑ +0.5 vs ESPN

vs KC

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Noah Whittington

RB · HOUStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Nate Adkins

Fortified1.5

ESPN1.0

Sleeper1.7

FantasyPros2.0

Nate Adkins faces KC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 5%.

Noah Whittington

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Noah Whittington is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Nate Adkins has a scheduled game and projects for 1.5 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, 11:30 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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