Should I start Nate Adkins or Pharaoh Brown this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Nate Adkins

+0.7 projected edge · PPR

Start Nate Adkins over Pharaoh Brown for Week 8 PPR: 1.3 projected points versus 0.7.

Nate Adkins: 0.0 FP recent scoring average; 5% matchup lift against KC.
Pharaoh Brown: 0.8 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:20 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Nate Adkins

TE · DENStats & schedule

1.3FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

vs KC

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Pharaoh Brown

TE · INDStats & schedule

0.7FF projected

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Nate Adkins

Fortified1.3

ESPN1.0

Sleeper1.7

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

Pharaoh Brown

Fortified0.7

Sleeper0.7

Pharaoh Brown faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.8 fantasy points.

Nate Adkins projects for 1.3 points in PPR scoring, 0.7 more than Pharaoh Brown. 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, 3:20 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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PPR awards one point per reception; half-PPR awards 0.5; standard awards none. Custom league rules can change the result. Confirm active status, kickoff and lineup locks. Projections are estimates; completed-week scores are actuals.