THE ALTERNATIVE
Drew Sample
TE · CINStats & schedule ›2.1FF projected
↑ +0.6 vs ESPN
vs TENSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Drew Sample or Nate Boerkircher this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Nate Boerkircher
Week 8 · Standard
Nate Boerkircher averaged 2.0 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 1.0 for Drew Sample. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Nate Boerkircher receives the better positional matchup adjustment (0% versus -3.75%).
Forecast updated · Standard
vs TENRESEARCH PICK
Nate Boerkircher
TE · JACStats & schedule ›2.1FF projected
↑ +0.3 vs ESPN
vs INDSun 1:00 PM ET
Drew Sample
FF2.1 FP
Boosted Trees1.9 FP
Workload1.3 FP
Monte Carlo1.3 FP
- Recent scoring average: 4.5 FP.
- The TEN defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 3.75%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.1 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Erick All Jr.; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 1.0 targets per game.
Nate Boerkircher
FF2.1 FP
Boosted Trees1.9 FP
Workload1.9 FP
Monte Carlo2.0 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 4.4 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.7 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 4.4 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.7 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.0 targets per game.
Drew Sample
Fortified2.1
ESPN1.5
Sleeper1.8
FantasyPros1.6
Drew Sample faces TEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 4.5 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 3.75%.
Nate Boerkircher
Fortified2.1
ESPN1.9
Sleeper0.9
FantasyPros1.8
Nate Boerkircher faces IND in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 4.4 fantasy points.
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