Should I start Michael Carter or Will Mallory this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Will Mallory

+0.5 projected edge · Standard

Start Will Mallory over Michael Carter for Week 8 Standard: 0.6 projected points versus 0.1.

Michael Carter: 0.7 FP recent scoring average; 6.25% matchup reduction against CIN.
Will Mallory: 1.0 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:26 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Will Mallory

TE · INDStats & schedule

0.6FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Michael Carter

RB · TENStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

at CIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Will Mallory

Fortified0.6

ESPN0.9

Sleeper0.2

Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.0 fantasy points.

Michael Carter

Fortified0.1

Sleeper0.1

Michael Carter faces CIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.7 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Will Mallory projects for 0.6 points in standard scoring, 0.5 more than Michael Carter. 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, 2:26 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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