Should I start Phil Mafah or Pierre Strong Jr. this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Pierre Strong Jr.

+1.8 projected edge · PPR

Start Pierre Strong Jr. over Phil Mafah for Week 8 PPR: 1.8 projected points versus 0.0.

Phil Mafah: BYE.
Pierre Strong Jr.: 5.5 FP recent scoring average; 8.75% matchup lift against CAR.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:40 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Pierre Strong Jr.

RB · GBStats & schedule

1.8FF projected

vs CAR

Thu 8:15 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Phil Mafah

RB · NYGStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Pierre Strong Jr.

Fortified1.8

Sleeper0.7

FantasyPros0.6

Pierre Strong Jr. faces CAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 5.5 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 8.75%.

Phil Mafah

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

BYE

Phil Mafah is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Pierre Strong Jr. has a scheduled game and projects for 1.8 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, 12:40 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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