
Should I start John Bates or Nate Adkins this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Nate Adkins
Week 8 ยท Standard
Nate Adkins receives the better positional matchup adjustment (5% versus 0%).
Forecast updated ยท Standard

THE ALTERNATIVE

0.9FF projected
= 0.0 vs ESPN
Sun 8:20 PM ET
RESEARCH PICK

Nate Adkins
TE ยท DENStats & schedule โบ1.0FF projected
โ +0.2 vs ESPN
Sun 4:25 PM ET
John Bates
FF0.9 FP
Boosted Treesโ FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.2 FP.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.7 targets per game.
Nate Adkins
FF1.0 FP
Boosted Treesโ FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.0 FP.
- The KC defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 5%.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.0 targets per game.
John Bates
Fortified0.9
ESPN1.0
Sleeper0.9
FantasyProsโ
John Bates faces PHI in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.2 fantasy points.
Nate Adkins
Fortified1.0
ESPN0.9
Sleeper1.1
FantasyProsโ
Nate Adkins faces KC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 5%.
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