Should I start Audric Estime or Seth McGowan this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Seth McGowan

+0.8 projected edge · Standard

Start Seth McGowan over Audric Estime for Week 8 Standard: 2.8 projected points versus 2.0.

Audric Estime: 7.9 FP recent scoring average; 2.5% matchup reduction against PIT.
Seth McGowan: 3.1 FP recent scoring average; 10% matchup reduction against JAC.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:26 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Seth McGowan

RB · INDStats & schedule

2.8FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Audric Estime

RB · CLEStats & schedule

2.0FF projected

at PIT

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Seth McGowan

Fortified2.8

ESPN2.9

Sleeper3.4

Seth McGowan faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 3.1 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.

Audric Estime

Fortified2.0

Sleeper0.6

Audric Estime faces PIT in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 7.9 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%.

Seth McGowan projects for 2.8 points in standard scoring, 0.8 more than Audric Estime. 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, 2:26 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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