Should I start Max Klare or Nate Adkins this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Nate Adkins

+0.8 projected edge · Standard

Start Nate Adkins over Max Klare for Week 8 Standard: 0.8 projected points versus 0.1.

Max Klare: 0.0 FP recent scoring average.
Nate Adkins: 0.0 FP recent scoring average; 5% matchup lift against KC.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:31 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Nate Adkins

TE · DENStats & schedule

0.8FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

vs KC

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Max Klare

TE · LARStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

vs LAC

Sun 4:05 PM ET

Why this pick?

Nate Adkins

Fortified0.8

ESPN0.6

Sleeper1.1

Nate Adkins faces KC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 5%.

Max Klare

Fortified0.1

Sleeper0.1

Max Klare faces LAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.

Nate Adkins projects for 0.8 points in standard scoring, 0.8 more than Max Klare. 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, 2:31 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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