Should I start Moliki Matavao or Payne Durham this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Payne Durham

+0.3 projected edge · Standard

Start Payne Durham over Moliki Matavao for Week 8 Standard: 0.3 projected points versus 0.0.

Moliki Matavao: BYE.
Payne Durham: 0.2 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:32 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Payne Durham

TE · TBStats & schedule

0.3FF projected

= 0.0 vs ESPN

vs ATL

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Moliki Matavao

TE · NOStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Payne Durham

Fortified0.3

ESPN0.3

Sleeper0.1

FantasyPros0.4

Payne Durham faces ATL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.2 fantasy points.

Moliki Matavao

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Moliki Matavao is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Payne Durham has a scheduled game and projects for 0.3 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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