Should I start Seydou Traore or Sione Vaki this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Sione Vaki

+2.3 projected edge · PPR

Start Sione Vaki over Seydou Traore for Week 8 PPR: 2.6 projected points versus 0.3.

Seydou Traore: 0.0 FP recent scoring average.
Sione Vaki: 0.8 FP recent scoring average; 10% matchup reduction against MIN.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:35 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Sione Vaki

RB · DETStats & schedule

2.6FF projected

↓ -0.6 vs ESPN

vs MIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Seydou Traore

TE · MIAStats & schedule

0.3FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

vs NE

Sun 4:25 PM ET

Why this pick?

Sione Vaki

Fortified2.6

ESPN3.1

Sleeper3.8

Sione Vaki faces MIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.8 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.

Seydou Traore

Fortified0.3

ESPN0.4

Sleeper0.1

Seydou Traore faces NE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.

Sione Vaki projects for 2.6 points in PPR scoring, 2.3 more than Seydou Traore. This is a projection-based recommendation, not a guarantee. Verify the latest injury report and active status before kickoff. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:35 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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