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

THE RESEARCH PICK

Start Will Mallory

Week 8 · Standard

Will Mallory averaged 6.0 targets per game across the last 1 recorded games, compared with 1.0 for Mo Alie-Cox. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:09 AM ET · Standard

THE ALTERNATIVE

Mo Alie-Cox

TE · INDStats & schedule

0.8FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

RESEARCH PICK

Will Mallory

TE · INDStats & schedule

0.6FF projected

↓ -0.2 vs ESPN

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Experimental research pick, not a proven win probability. This does not change either FF projection.

Mo Alie-Cox

FF0.8 FP

Boosted Trees0.5 FP

Workload0.8 FP

Monte Carlo0.9 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: -2.2–4.9 FP

His prior three-game scoring average was 3.8 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.7 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
Recent scoring average: 2.5 FP.
The saved workload scenario allocates 1.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include Anthony Gould, Tyler Warren; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 3 recorded games: 1.0 targets per game.

Will Mallory

FF0.6 FP

Boosted Trees0.7 FP

Workload1.4 FP

Monte Carlo1.7 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: -1.4–6.0 FP

His prior three-game scoring average was 2.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.5 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
Recent scoring average: 1.0 FP.
The saved workload scenario allocates 2.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include Anthony Gould, Tyler Warren; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 1 recorded games: 6.0 targets per game.

Experimental models are research signals, not a validated tiebreaker yet. Missing saved results stay blank. No simulations or training were run for this request.

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.

Will Mallory

Fortified0.6

ESPN0.9

Sleeper0.2

FantasyPros0.7

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

Mo Alie-Cox projects for 0.8 points in standard scoring, 0.2 more than Will Mallory. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:09 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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