Should I start Noah Fant or Tony Pollard this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Tony Pollard

+11.2 projected edge · Standard

Start Tony Pollard over Noah Fant for Week 8 Standard: 11.2 projected points versus 0.0.

Noah Fant: BYE; 0.6 FP recent scoring average.
Tony Pollard: 15.4 FP recent scoring average; 6.25% matchup reduction against CIN.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:35 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Tony Pollard

RB · TENStats & schedule

11.2FF projected

↓ -0.9 vs ESPN

at CIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Noah Fant

TE · NOStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Tony Pollard

Fortified11.2

ESPN12.1

Sleeper10.6

FantasyPros10.6

Tony Pollard faces CIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 15.4 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Noah Fant

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Recent scoring average: 0.6 fantasy points. BYE

Noah Fant is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Tony Pollard has a scheduled game and projects for 11.2 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, 1:07 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:35 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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