THE ALTERNATIVE
Riley Nowakowski
RB · PITStats & schedule ›0.1FF projected
vs CLESun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Riley Nowakowski or Tay Martin this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Tay Martin
Week 8 · PPR
The available paired forecasts favor Tay Martin after combining their estimates. The saved inputs do not isolate a stronger football-specific advantage, so treat this as a narrow research lean.
Forecast updated · PPR
vs CLERESEARCH PICK
Tay Martin
WR · DETStats & schedule ›0.3FF projected
vs MINSun 1:00 PM ET
Riley Nowakowski
FF0.1 FP
Boosted Trees— FP
Workload— FP
Monte Carlo— FP
- The CLE defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 1.25%.
Tay Martin
FF0.3 FP
Boosted Trees— FP
Workload— FP
Monte Carlo— FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.0 FP.
- The MIN defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 6.25%.
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%.
Tay Martin
Fortified0.3
ESPN—
Sleeper0.3
FantasyPros—
Tay Martin faces MIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.
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