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Jerry Jeudy
WR · CLEStats & schedule ›2.3FF projected
↓ -0.3 vs ESPN
at PITSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Jerry Jeudy or Reggie Virgil this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
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Start Jerry Jeudy
Week 8 · Standard
Jerry Jeudy averaged 4.7 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 2.5 for Reggie Virgil. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Jerry Jeudy: 3.6 versus 1.0 FP per game.
Forecast updated · Standard
at PITTHE ALTERNATIVE
Reggie Virgil
WR · ARIStats & schedule ›2.3FF projected
= 0.0 vs ESPN
at DALSun 1:00 PM ET
Jerry Jeudy
FF2.3 FP
Boosted Trees2.9 FP
Workload3.7 FP
Monte Carlo3.7 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 0.2 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 3.6 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 4.4 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 4.7 targets per game.
Reggie Virgil
FF2.3 FP
Boosted Trees0.1 FP
Workload0.8 FP
Monte Carlo0.8 FP
- Recent scoring average: 1.0 FP.
- The DAL defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 7.5%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.9 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include James Conner, Carson Beck, Tip Reiman, Jeremiyah Love; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 2 recorded games: 2.5 targets per game.
Jerry Jeudy
Fortified2.3
ESPN2.5
Sleeper1.8
Jerry Jeudy faces PIT in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 3.6 fantasy points.
Reggie Virgil
Fortified2.3
ESPN2.3
Sleeper2.0
Reggie Virgil faces DAL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 7.5%.
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