RESEARCH PICK
Jason Sanders
K · NYJStats & schedule ›8.2FF projected
↓ -1.2 vs ESPN
vs LVSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Jason Sanders or Nick Folk this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Jason Sanders
Week 8 · Standard
Jason Sanders averaged 2.3 field-goal attempts per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 1.3 for Nick Folk. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Jason Sanders: 8.7 versus 7.7 FP per game.
Forecast updated · Standard
vs LVTHE ALTERNATIVE
Nick Folk
K · ATLStats & schedule ›8.4FF projected
↑ +0.2 vs ESPN
at TBSun 1:00 PM ET
Jason Sanders
FF8.2 FP
Boosted Trees9.5 FP
Monte Carlo9.4 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 11.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate up 0.5 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 8.7 FP.
- The LV defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 2.5%.
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.3 field-goal attempts per game.
Nick Folk
FF8.4 FP
Boosted Trees7.8 FP
Monte Carlo8.1 FP
- Recent scoring average: 7.7 FP.
- The TB defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 6.25%.
- Last 3 recorded games: 1.3 field-goal attempts per game.
Jason Sanders
Fortified8.2
ESPN9.4
Sleeper7.2
Jason Sanders faces LV in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 8.7 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%.
Nick Folk
Fortified8.4
ESPN8.2
Sleeper7.6
Nick Folk faces TB in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 7.7 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 6.25%.
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