
Should I start Bauer Sharp or Riley Nowakowski this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Bauer Sharp
Week 8 ยท Standard
Bauer Sharp receives the better positional matchup adjustment (0% versus -6.25%).
Forecast updated ยท Standard

RESEARCH PICK

0.2FF projected
โ -0.1 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
THE ALTERNATIVE
Riley Nowakowski
RB ยท PITStats & schedule โบ0.1FF projected
Sun 1:00 PM ET
Bauer Sharp
FF0.2 FP
Boosted Treesโ FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.7 FP.
Riley Nowakowski
FF0.1 FP
Boosted Treesโ FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- The CLE defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 6.25%.
Bauer Sharp
Fortified0.2
ESPN0.3
Sleeper0.1
FantasyProsโ
Bauer Sharp faces ATL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.7 fantasy points.
Riley Nowakowski
Fortified0.1
ESPNโ
Sleeper0.1
FantasyProsโ
Riley Nowakowski faces CLE in Week 8. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.
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