Should I start Rashee Rice or Thomas Fidone II this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Check the bye week first

Thomas Fidone II has no scheduled game in this week’s NFL slate. A projection alone is not a reason to start a player on bye.

Rashee Rice: 2.5% matchup reduction against DEN.
Thomas Fidone II: BYE; 1.0 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:26 AM ET · Standard

THE ALTERNATIVE

Rashee Rice

WR · KCStats & schedule

7.5FF projected

↑ +0.2 vs ESPN

at DEN

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Thomas Fidone II

TE · NYGStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Rashee Rice

Fortified7.5

ESPN7.3

Sleeper8.1

Rashee Rice faces DEN in Week 8. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%. Rashee Rice is questionable. Check his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros estimates a 52% chance of playing (checked Oct 28, 2:24 AM ET).

Thomas Fidone II

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

Recent scoring average: 1.0 fantasy points. BYE

Thomas Fidone II has no scheduled game in this week’s NFL slate. A projection alone is not a reason to start a player on bye. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:26 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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