Should I start Patrick Mahomes or Tanner McKee this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Patrick Mahomes

+0.6 projected edge · Standard

Start Patrick Mahomes over Tanner McKee for Week 8 Standard: 14.1 projected points versus 13.5.

Patrick Mahomes: 8.2 FP recent scoring average.
Tanner McKee: 11.6 FP recent scoring average; 7.5% matchup lift against WAS.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Patrick Mahomes

QB · KCStats & schedule

14.1FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

at DEN

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tanner McKee

QB · PHIStats & schedule

13.5FF projected

↑ +1.1 vs ESPN

at WAS

Sun 8:20 PM ET

Why this pick?

Patrick Mahomes

Fortified14.1

ESPN14.2

Sleeper16.4

Patrick Mahomes faces DEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 8.2 fantasy points.

Tanner McKee

Fortified13.5

ESPN12.4

Sleeper12.9

Tanner McKee faces WAS in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 11.6 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 7.5%.

Patrick Mahomes projects for 14.1 points in standard scoring, 0.6 more than Tanner McKee. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:19 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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