THE ALTERNATIVE
Nick Vannett
TE · BALStats & schedule ›0.6FF projected
at BUFSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Nick Vannett or Will Mallory this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Will Mallory
Week 8 · PPR
Recent scoring favors Will Mallory: 2.0 versus 0.0 FP per game.
Forecast updated · PPR
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Will Mallory
TE · INDStats & schedule ›1.0FF projected
↓ -0.5 vs ESPN
at JACSun 1:00 PM ET
Nick Vannett
FF0.6 FP
Boosted Trees— FP
Workload0.0 FP
Monte Carlo— FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.0 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Lamar Jackson; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Will Mallory
FF1.0 FP
Boosted Trees1.0 FP
Workload2.4 FP
Monte Carlo2.8 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 4.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.9 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 2.0 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 2.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Anthony Gould, Tyler Warren; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 1 recorded games: 6.0 targets per game.
Nick Vannett
Fortified0.6
ESPN—
Sleeper0.6
FantasyPros—
Nick Vannett faces BUF in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.
Will Mallory
Fortified1.0
ESPN1.4
Sleeper0.4
FantasyPros—
Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 2.0 fantasy points.
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