Should I start Nate Adkins or Tay Martin this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Nate Adkins

+0.9 projected edge · Standard

Start Nate Adkins over Tay Martin for Week 8 Standard: 1.1 projected points versus 0.1.

Nate Adkins: 0.0 FP recent scoring average; 5% matchup lift against KC.
Tay Martin: 0.0 FP recent scoring average; 6.25% matchup reduction against MIN.

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

FF PICK

Nate Adkins

TE · DENStats & schedule

1.1FF projected

↑ +0.5 vs ESPN

vs KC

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tay Martin

WR · DETStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

vs MIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Nate Adkins

Fortified1.1

ESPN0.6

Sleeper1.1

FantasyPros1.3

Nate Adkins faces KC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 5%.

Tay Martin

Fortified0.1

Sleeper0.2

FantasyPros0.1

Tay Martin faces MIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Nate Adkins projects for 1.1 points in standard scoring, 0.9 more than Tay Martin. 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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