Should I start Mo Alie-Cox or Zaire Mitchell-Paden this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Mo Alie-Cox

+0.8 projected edge · Standard

Start Mo Alie-Cox over Zaire Mitchell-Paden for Week 8 Standard: 0.8 projected points versus 0.0.

Mo Alie-Cox: 2.5 FP recent scoring average.
Zaire Mitchell-Paden: BYE.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:32 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

Zaire Mitchell-Paden

TE · HOUStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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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.

Zaire Mitchell-Paden

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Zaire Mitchell-Paden is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Mo Alie-Cox has a scheduled game and projects for 0.8 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. 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, 12:32 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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