Should I start Nick Vannett or Phil Mafah this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Nick Vannett

+0.5 projected edge · Standard

Start Nick Vannett over Phil Mafah for Week 8 Standard: 0.5 projected points versus 0.0.

Nick Vannett: 0.0 FP recent scoring average.
Phil Mafah: BYE.

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

FF PICK

Nick Vannett

TE · BALStats & schedule

0.5FF projected

at BUF

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Phil Mafah

RB · NYGStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Nick Vannett

Fortified0.5

Sleeper0.3

FantasyPros0.5

Nick Vannett faces BUF in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.

Phil Mafah

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

BYE

Phil Mafah is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Nick Vannett has a scheduled game and projects for 0.5 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, 12:38 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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