THE ALTERNATIVE
Nick Vannett
TE · BALStats & schedule ›0.5FF projected
at BUFSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Nick Vannett or Theo Wease Jr. this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Theo Wease Jr.
Week 8 · Standard
Recent scoring favors Theo Wease Jr.: 1.9 versus 0.0 FP per game.
Forecast updated · Standard
at BUFRESEARCH PICK
Theo Wease Jr.
WR · LACStats & schedule ›0.3FF projected
at LARSun 4:05 PM ET
Nick Vannett
FF0.5 FP
Workload0.0 FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.0 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Lamar Jackson; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Theo Wease Jr.
FF0.3 FP
Boosted Trees-0.1 FP
Workload0.6 FP
Monte Carlo0.5 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 1.6 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.2 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 1.9 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.7 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Ladd McConkey, Brenen Thompson, Tre' Harris; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 2 recorded games: 2.0 targets per game.
Nick Vannett
Fortified0.5
Sleeper0.3
FantasyPros0.5
Nick Vannett faces BUF in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.
Theo Wease Jr.
Fortified0.3
Sleeper0.2
FantasyPros0.1
Theo Wease Jr. faces LAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.9 fantasy points.
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