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

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Tory Horton

+0.8 projected edge · PPR

Start Tory Horton over Pierre Strong Jr. for Week 8 PPR: 2.5 projected points versus 1.8.

Pierre Strong Jr.: 5.5 FP recent scoring average; 8.75% matchup lift against CAR.
Tory Horton: 0.8 FP recent scoring average.

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

FF PICK

Tory Horton

WR · SEAStats & schedule

2.5FF projected

↑ +0.5 vs ESPN

vs CHI

Mon 8:15 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Pierre Strong Jr.

RB · GBStats & schedule

1.8FF projected

vs CAR

Thu 8:15 PM ET

Why this pick?

Tory Horton

Fortified2.5

ESPN2.0

Sleeper3.6

FantasyPros3.0

Tory Horton faces CHI in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.8 fantasy points.

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%.

Tory Horton projects for 2.5 points in PPR scoring, 0.8 more than Pierre Strong Jr.. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. 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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