Should I start Payne Durham or Tanner Koziol this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Tanner Koziol

+0.9 projected edge · PPR

Start Tanner Koziol over Payne Durham for Week 8 PPR: 1.2 projected points versus 0.4.

Payne Durham: 0.5 FP recent scoring average.
Tanner Koziol: 0.0 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 2:42 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Tanner Koziol

TE · JACStats & schedule

1.2FF projected

vs IND

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Payne Durham

TE · TBStats & schedule

0.4FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

vs ATL

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Tanner Koziol

Fortified1.2

ESPN—

Sleeper1.3

FantasyPros—

Tanner Koziol faces IND in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.

Payne Durham

Fortified0.4

ESPN0.5

Sleeper0.2

FantasyPros—

Payne Durham faces ATL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.5 fantasy points.

Tanner Koziol projects for 1.2 points in PPR scoring, 0.9 more than Payne Durham. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 2:42 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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PPR awards one point per reception; half-PPR awards 0.5; standard awards none. Custom league rules can change the result. Confirm active status, kickoff and lineup locks. Projections are estimates; completed-week scores are actuals.