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

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Theo Wease Jr.

+0.8 projected edge · PPR

Start Theo Wease Jr. over Phil Mafah for Week 8 PPR: 0.8 projected points versus 0.0.

Phil Mafah: BYE.
Theo Wease Jr.: 3.4 FP recent scoring average; 3.75% matchup reduction against LAR.

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

FF PICK

Theo Wease Jr.

WR · LACStats & schedule

0.8FF projected

at LAR

Sun 4:05 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Phil Mafah

RB · NYGStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Theo Wease Jr.

Fortified0.8

Sleeper0.3

FantasyPros0.2

Theo Wease Jr. faces LAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 3.4 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 3.75%.

Phil Mafah

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

BYE

Phil Mafah is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Theo Wease Jr. has a scheduled game and projects for 0.8 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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