Should I start Chase McLaughlin or Chris Boswell this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Chris Boswell

+0.8 projected edge · Standard

Start Chris Boswell over Chase McLaughlin for Week 8 Standard: 10.1 projected points versus 9.3.

Chase McLaughlin: 12.0 FP recent scoring average.
Chris Boswell: 13.7 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:08 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Chris Boswell

K · PITStats & schedule

10.1FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Chase McLaughlin

K · TBStats & schedule

9.3FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

vs ATL

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Chris Boswell

Fortified10.1

ESPN10.4

Sleeper8.1

Chris Boswell faces CLE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 13.7 fantasy points.

Chase McLaughlin

Fortified9.3

ESPN9.5

Sleeper8.7

Chase McLaughlin faces ATL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 12.0 fantasy points.

Chris Boswell projects for 10.1 points in standard scoring, 0.8 more than Chase McLaughlin. 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, 3:08 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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