THE ALTERNATIVE
Nate Adkins
TE · DENStats & schedule ›1.1FF projected
↑ +0.5 vs ESPN
vs KCSun 4:25 PM ET
Should I start Nate Adkins 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 0.0 for Nate Adkins. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Will Mallory: 1.0 versus 0.0 FP per game.
Forecast updated · Standard
vs KCRESEARCH PICK
Will Mallory
TE · INDStats & schedule ›0.6FF projected
↓ -0.2 vs ESPN
at JACSun 1:00 PM ET
Nate Adkins
FF1.1 FP
Boosted Trees1.4 FP
Workload0.3 FP
Monte Carlo0.3 FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.0 FP.
- The KC defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 5%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.4 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Jaylen Waddle; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.0 targets per game.
Will Mallory
FF0.6 FP
Boosted Trees0.7 FP
Workload1.4 FP
Monte Carlo1.7 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.
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%.
Will Mallory
Fortified0.6
ESPN0.9
Sleeper0.2
FantasyPros0.7
Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.0 fantasy points.
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