Should I start Nico Collins or Tucker Kraft this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Tucker Kraft

+6.9 projected edge · Standard

Start Tucker Kraft over Nico Collins for Week 8 Standard: 6.9 projected points versus 0.0.

Nico Collins: BYE; 4.7 FP recent scoring average.
Tucker Kraft: 7.0 FP recent scoring average.

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

FF PICK

Tucker Kraft

TE · GBStats & schedule

6.9FF projected

↑ +0.6 vs ESPN

vs CAR

Thu 8:15 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Nico Collins

WR · HOUStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Tucker Kraft

Fortified6.9

ESPN6.3

Sleeper6.5

FantasyPros7.1

Tucker Kraft faces CAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 7.0 fantasy points.

Nico Collins

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Recent scoring average: 4.7 fantasy points. BYE

Nico Collins is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Tucker Kraft has a scheduled game and projects for 6.9 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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