Should I start Riley Nowakowski or Tim Patrick this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Tim Patrick

+0.8 projected edge · PPR

Start Tim Patrick over Riley Nowakowski for Week 8 PPR: 0.9 projected points versus 0.1.

Riley Nowakowski: 1.25% matchup reduction against CLE.
Tim Patrick: 2.4 FP recent scoring average.

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

FF PICK

Tim Patrick

WR · NYJStats & schedule

0.9FF projected

↑ +0.4 vs ESPN

vs LV

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Riley Nowakowski

RB · PITStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Tim Patrick

Fortified0.9

ESPN0.6

Sleeper1.2

FantasyPros0.8

Tim Patrick faces LV in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 2.4 fantasy points.

Riley Nowakowski

Fortified0.1

Sleeper0.1

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

Tim Patrick projects for 0.9 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. 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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