Should I start Ricky Pearsall or RJ Harvey this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start RJ Harvey

+5.8 projected edge · Standard

Start RJ Harvey over Ricky Pearsall for Week 8 Standard: 5.8 projected points versus 0.0.

Ricky Pearsall: BYE.
RJ Harvey: 8.1 FP recent scoring average; 1.25% matchup reduction against KC.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:40 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

RJ Harvey

RB · DENStats & schedule

5.8FF projected

↑ +0.2 vs ESPN

vs KC

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Ricky Pearsall

WR · SFStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

RJ Harvey

Fortified5.8

ESPN5.6

Sleeper5.1

FantasyPros5.2

RJ Harvey faces KC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 8.1 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 1.25%.

Ricky Pearsall

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Ricky Pearsall is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. RJ Harvey has a scheduled game and projects for 5.8 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, 1:40 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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