Should I start Nate Adkins or Theo Wease Jr. this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Nate Adkins

+0.7 projected edge · PPR

Start Nate Adkins over Theo Wease Jr. for Week 8 PPR: 1.5 projected points versus 0.8.

Nate Adkins: 0.0 FP recent scoring average; 5% matchup lift against KC.
Theo Wease Jr.: 3.4 FP recent scoring average; 3.75% matchup reduction against LAR.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:35 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

Theo Wease Jr.

WR · LACStats & schedule

0.8FF projected

at LAR

Sun 4:05 PM ET

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%.

Theo Wease Jr.

Fortified0.8

Sleeper0.3

FantasyPros0.2

Theo Wease Jr. faces LAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 3.4 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 3.75%.

Nate Adkins projects for 1.5 points in PPR scoring, 0.7 more than Theo Wease Jr.. 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, 11:35 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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