Should I start Mo Alie-Cox or Riley Nowakowski this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Mo Alie-Cox

+0.8 projected edge · Standard

Start Mo Alie-Cox over Riley Nowakowski for Week 8 Standard: 0.8 projected points versus 0.0.

Mo Alie-Cox: 2.5 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:38 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Mo Alie-Cox

TE · INDStats & schedule

0.8FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Riley Nowakowski

TE · PITStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Mo Alie-Cox

Fortified0.8

ESPN0.6

Sleeper0.6

FantasyPros0.7

Mo Alie-Cox faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 2.5 fantasy points.

Riley Nowakowski

Fortified0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Riley Nowakowski faces CLE in Week 8.

Mo Alie-Cox projects for 0.8 points in standard scoring, 0.8 more than Riley Nowakowski. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 28, 2026, 12:15 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:38 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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