Should I start Riley Nowakowski or Ronnie Rivers this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

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Ronnie Rivers: Confirmed unavailable; do not make a normal active-player recommendation. His projections are shown below, but this comparison needs an availability check.

Riley Nowakowski: 1.25% matchup reduction against CLE.
Ronnie Rivers: INJURY_RESERVE.

Forecast updated Oct 26, 2026, 11:44 PM ET · PPR

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Riley Nowakowski

RB · PITStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

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Ronnie Rivers

RB · LARStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

vs LAC

Sun 4:05 PM ET

Why this pick?

Riley Nowakowski

Fortified0.1

ESPN—

Sleeper0.1

FantasyPros—

Riley Nowakowski faces CLE in Week 8. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 1.25%.

Ronnie Rivers

Fortified0.0

ESPN—

Sleeper0.4

FantasyPros—

Ronnie Rivers faces LAC in Week 8. INJURY_RESERVE

Ronnie Rivers: Confirmed unavailable; do not make a normal active-player recommendation. His projections are shown below, but this comparison needs an availability check.

Updated Oct 26, 2026, 11:44 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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