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Mitch Tinsley
WR · CINStats & schedule ›0.7FF projected
↓ -0.3 vs ESPN
vs TENSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Mitch Tinsley or Tai Felton this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
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Start Mitch Tinsley
Week 8 · Standard
Mitch Tinsley averaged 3.5 targets per game across the last 2 recorded games, compared with 2.0 for Tai Felton. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points.
Forecast updated · Standard
vs TENTHE ALTERNATIVE
Tai Felton
WR · MINStats & schedule ›0.8FF projected
↑ +0.2 vs ESPN
at DETSun 1:00 PM ET
Mitch Tinsley
FF0.7 FP
Boosted Trees0.1 FP
Workload2.0 FP
Monte Carlo1.9 FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.3 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.6 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Erick All Jr.; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 2 recorded games: 3.5 targets per game.
Tai Felton
FF0.8 FP
Boosted Trees0.6 FP
Workload1.1 FP
Monte Carlo1.2 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 2.7 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: 1.4 FP.
- The DET defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 5%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.1 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Aaron Jones Sr.; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.0 targets per game.
Mitch Tinsley
Fortified0.7
ESPN0.9
Sleeper0.4
Mitch Tinsley faces TEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.3 fantasy points.
Tai Felton
Fortified0.8
ESPN0.6
Sleeper1.0
Tai Felton faces DET in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.4 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 5%.
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