Should I start Jeremy McNichols or Seth McGowan this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Jeremy McNichols

+0.8 projected edge · Standard

Start Jeremy McNichols over Seth McGowan for Week 8 Standard: 3.5 projected points versus 2.8.

Jeremy McNichols: 1.3 FP recent scoring average.
Seth McGowan: 3.1 FP recent scoring average; 10% matchup reduction against JAC.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:41 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Jeremy McNichols

RB · WASStats & schedule

3.5FF projected

↓ -2.0 vs ESPN

vs PHI

Sun 8:20 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Seth McGowan

RB · INDStats & schedule

2.8FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Jeremy McNichols

Fortified3.5

ESPN5.6

Sleeper2.3

Jeremy McNichols faces PHI in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.3 fantasy points.

Seth McGowan

Fortified2.8

ESPN2.9

Sleeper3.4

Seth McGowan faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 3.1 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.

Jeremy McNichols projects for 3.5 points in standard scoring, 0.8 more than Seth McGowan. 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, 2:41 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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