Should I start Patrick Herbert or Stone Smartt this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Check the bye week first

Stone Smartt has no scheduled game in this week’s NFL slate. A projection alone is not a reason to start a player on bye.

Patrick Herbert: 5% matchup reduction against LAR.
Stone Smartt: BYE.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:26 AM ET · PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

Patrick Herbert

TE · LACStats & schedule

0.7FF projected

at LAR

Sun 4:05 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Stone Smartt

TE · NOStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Patrick Herbert

Fortified0.7

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros1.2

Patrick Herbert faces LAR in Week 8. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 5%.

Stone Smartt

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Stone Smartt has no scheduled game in this week’s NFL slate. A projection alone is not a reason to start a player on bye. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 28, 2026, 1:07 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:26 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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