Should I start Rome Odunze or Xavier Smith this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Rome Odunze

+8.8 projected edge · PPR

Start Rome Odunze over Xavier Smith for Week 8 PPR: 8.8 projected points versus 0.0.

Rome Odunze: 7.6 FP recent scoring average; 10% matchup reduction against SEA.
Xavier Smith: BYE.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:33 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Rome Odunze

WR · CHIStats & schedule

8.8FF projected

↓ -0.5 vs ESPN

at SEA

Mon 8:15 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Xavier Smith

WR · SFStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Rome Odunze

Fortified8.8

ESPN9.3

Sleeper10.2

Rome Odunze faces SEA in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 7.6 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.

Xavier Smith

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Xavier Smith is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Rome Odunze has a scheduled game and projects for 8.8 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:33 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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