Should I start Tucker Kraft or Will Mallory this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Tucker Kraft

+10.3 projected edge · PPR

Start Tucker Kraft over Will Mallory for Week 8 PPR: 11.4 projected points versus 1.1.

Tucker Kraft: 11.7 FP recent scoring average.
Will Mallory: 2.0 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:30 PM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Tucker Kraft

TE · GBStats & schedule

11.4FF projected

↑ +0.6 vs ESPN

vs CAR

Thu 8:15 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Will Mallory

TE · INDStats & schedule

1.1FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Tucker Kraft

Fortified11.4

ESPN10.8

Sleeper10.8

FantasyPros11.4

Tucker Kraft faces CAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 11.7 fantasy points.

Will Mallory

Fortified1.1

ESPN1.4

Sleeper0.4

FantasyPros1.2

Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 2.0 fantasy points.

Tucker Kraft projects for 11.4 points in PPR scoring, 10.3 more than Will Mallory. 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 27, 2026, 11:10 PM ET).

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:30 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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