Should I start Nate Boerkircher or Sam Roush this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Nate Boerkircher

+1.0 projected edge · Standard

Start Nate Boerkircher over Sam Roush for Week 8 Standard: 2.0 projected points versus 1.1.

Nate Boerkircher: 4.4 FP recent scoring average.
Sam Roush: 0.0 FP recent scoring average; 7.5% matchup reduction against SEA.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:31 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Nate Boerkircher

TE · JACStats & schedule

2.0FF projected

↑ +0.2 vs ESPN

vs IND

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Sam Roush

TE · CHIStats & schedule

1.1FF projected

= 0.0 vs ESPN

at SEA

Mon 8:15 PM ET

Why this pick?

Nate Boerkircher

Fortified2.0

ESPN1.9

Sleeper0.9

Nate Boerkircher faces IND in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 4.4 fantasy points.

Sam Roush

Fortified1.1

ESPN1.1

Sleeper1.3

Sam Roush faces SEA in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 7.5%.

Nate Boerkircher projects for 2.0 points in standard scoring, 1.0 more than Sam Roush. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:31 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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