Should I start Ricky Pearsall or Will Mallory this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Will Mallory

+1.1 projected edge · PPR

Start Will Mallory over Ricky Pearsall for Week 8 PPR: 1.1 projected points versus 0.0.

Ricky Pearsall: BYE.
Will Mallory: 2.0 FP recent scoring average.

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

FF PICK

Will Mallory

TE · INDStats & schedule

1.1FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

at JAC

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THE ALTERNATIVE

Ricky Pearsall

WR · SFStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Will Mallory

Fortified1.1

ESPN1.4

Sleeper0.4

FantasyPros1.2

Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 2.0 fantasy points.

Ricky Pearsall

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Ricky Pearsall is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Will Mallory has a scheduled game and projects for 1.1 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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