Should I start Patrick Ricard or Puka Nacua this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Puka Nacua

+23.2 projected edge · PPR

Start Puka Nacua over Patrick Ricard for Week 8 PPR: 23.2 projected points versus 0.0.

Patrick Ricard: BYE.
Puka Nacua: 24.5 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:41 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Puka Nacua

WR · LARStats & schedule

23.2FF projected

↑ +0.8 vs ESPN

vs LAC

Sun 4:05 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Patrick Ricard

RB · NYGStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Puka Nacua

Fortified23.2

ESPN22.4

Sleeper21.6

FantasyPros22.4

Puka Nacua faces LAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 24.5 fantasy points.

Patrick Ricard

Fortified0.0

FantasyPros0.0

BYE

Patrick Ricard is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Puka Nacua has a scheduled game and projects for 23.2 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 28, 2026, 1:07 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:41 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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