Should I start Patrick Ricard or Tony Pollard this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Tony Pollard

+12.5 projected edge · PPR

Start Tony Pollard over Patrick Ricard for Week 8 PPR: 12.5 projected points versus 0.0.

Patrick Ricard: BYE.
Tony Pollard: 16.4 FP recent scoring average; 6.25% matchup reduction against CIN.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:35 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Tony Pollard

RB · TENStats & schedule

12.5FF projected

↓ -1.4 vs ESPN

at CIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Patrick Ricard

RB · NYGStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Tony Pollard

Fortified12.5

ESPN13.9

Sleeper12.3

FantasyPros12.2

Tony Pollard faces CIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 16.4 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Patrick Ricard

Fortified0.0

FantasyPros0.0

BYE

Patrick Ricard is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Tony Pollard has a scheduled game and projects for 12.5 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, 12:15 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:35 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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