Should I start Nate Adkins or Roschon Johnson this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Roschon Johnson

+0.9 projected edge · PPR

Start Roschon Johnson over Nate Adkins for Week 8 PPR: 2.4 projected points versus 1.5.

Nate Adkins: 0.0 FP recent scoring average; 5% matchup lift against KC.
Roschon Johnson: 8.3 FP recent scoring average.

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

FF PICK

Roschon Johnson

RB · CHIStats & schedule

2.4FF projected

at SEA

Mon 8:15 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Nate Adkins

TE · DENStats & schedule

1.5FF projected

↑ +0.5 vs ESPN

vs KC

Sun 4:25 PM ET

Why this pick?

Roschon Johnson

Fortified2.4

Sleeper1.1

FantasyPros0.9

Roschon Johnson faces SEA in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 8.3 fantasy points.

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%.

Roschon Johnson projects for 2.4 points in PPR scoring, 0.9 more than Nate Adkins. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. 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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