Should I start Samaje Perine or Tanner Koziol this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Samaje Perine

+6.8 projected edge · PPR

Start Samaje Perine over Tanner Koziol for Week 8 PPR: 7.8 projected points versus 1.1.

Samaje Perine: 11.7 FP recent scoring average.
Tanner Koziol: 0.0 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:40 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Samaje Perine

RB · CINStats & schedule

7.8FF projected

↑ +0.5 vs ESPN

vs TEN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tanner Koziol

TE · JACStats & schedule

1.1FF projected

vs IND

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Samaje Perine

Fortified7.8

ESPN7.3

Sleeper7.1

FantasyPros6.5

Samaje Perine faces TEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 11.7 fantasy points.

Tanner Koziol

Fortified1.1

Sleeper1.3

FantasyPros0.9

Tanner Koziol faces IND in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.

Samaje Perine projects for 7.8 points in PPR scoring, 6.8 more than Tanner Koziol. This is a projection-based recommendation, not a guarantee. Verify the latest injury report and active status before kickoff. 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, 12:40 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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