Should I start Tay Martin or Tim Patrick this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Tim Patrick

+0.7 projected edge · PPR

Start Tim Patrick over Tay Martin for Week 8 PPR: 0.9 projected points versus 0.3.

Tay Martin: 0.0 FP recent scoring average; 6.25% matchup reduction against MIN.
Tim Patrick: 2.4 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:28 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

Tay Martin

WR · DETStats & schedule

0.3FF projected

vs MIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Tim Patrick

Fortified0.9

ESPN0.6

Sleeper1.2

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

Tay Martin

Fortified0.3

Sleeper0.3

Tay Martin faces MIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Tim Patrick projects for 0.9 points in PPR scoring, 0.7 more than Tay Martin. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

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

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