Should I start Riley Nowakowski 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 Riley Nowakowski for Week 8 PPR: 0.8 projected points versus 0.1.

Riley Nowakowski: 1.25% matchup reduction against CLE.
Theo Wease Jr.: 3.4 FP recent scoring average; 3.75% matchup reduction against LAR.

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

FF PICK

Theo Wease Jr.

WR · LACStats & schedule

0.8FF projected

at LAR

Sun 4:05 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Riley Nowakowski

RB · PITStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Theo Wease Jr.

Fortified0.8

ESPN—

Sleeper0.3

FantasyPros—

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%.

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%.

Theo Wease Jr. projects for 0.8 points in PPR scoring, 0.8 more than Riley Nowakowski. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

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

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