Should I start Noah Fant or Will Mallory this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Will Mallory

+0.6 projected edge · Standard

Start Will Mallory over Noah Fant for Week 8 Standard: 0.6 projected points versus 0.0.

Noah Fant: BYE; 0.6 FP recent scoring average.
Will Mallory: 1.0 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:09 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Will Mallory

TE · INDStats & schedule

0.6FF projected

↓ -0.2 vs ESPN

at JAC

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THE ALTERNATIVE

Noah Fant

TE · NOStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Will Mallory

Fortified0.6

ESPN0.9

Sleeper0.2

FantasyPros0.7

Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.0 fantasy points.

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. Will Mallory has a scheduled game and projects for 0.6 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:09 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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