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Audric Estime
RB · CLEStats & schedule ›2.0FF projected
at PITSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Audric Estime or Elijah Mitchell this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
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Start Audric Estime
Week 8 · Standard
Recent scoring favors Audric Estime: 7.9 versus 3.4 FP per game. Audric Estime receives the better positional matchup adjustment (-2.5% versus -5%).
Forecast updated · Standard
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Elijah Mitchell
RB · PHIStats & schedule ›1.7FF projected
at WASSun 8:20 PM ET
Audric Estime
FF2.0 FP
Boosted Trees-1.8 FP
Workload1.0 FP
Monte Carlo0.9 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 7.9 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 1.3 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 7.9 FP.
- The PIT defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 2.5%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.0 targets and 2.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 1 recorded games: 9.0 carries per game.
Elijah Mitchell
FF1.7 FP
- Recent scoring average: 3.4 FP.
- The WAS defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 5%.
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%.
Elijah Mitchell
Fortified1.7
Sleeper1.6
Elijah Mitchell faces WAS in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 3.4 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 5%.
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