Should I start Noah Whittington or Tay Martin this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Tay Martin

+0.2 projected edge · PPR

Start Tay Martin over Noah Whittington for Week 8 PPR: 0.2 projected points versus 0.0.

Noah Whittington: BYE.
Tay Martin: 0.0 FP recent scoring average; 6.25% matchup reduction against MIN.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:35 PM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Tay Martin

WR · DETStats & schedule

0.2FF projected

vs MIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Noah Whittington

RB · HOUStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Tay Martin

Fortified0.2

Sleeper0.3

FantasyPros0.1

Tay Martin faces MIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Noah Whittington

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Noah Whittington is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Tay Martin has a scheduled game and projects for 0.2 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, 11:35 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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