Should I start Rico Dowdle or Riley Nowakowski this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Rico Dowdle

+6.7 projected edge · Standard

Start Rico Dowdle over Riley Nowakowski for Week 8 Standard: 6.8 projected points versus 0.0.

Rico Dowdle: 6.8 FP recent scoring average.

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

FF PICK

Rico Dowdle

RB · PITStats & schedule

6.8FF projected

= 0.0 vs ESPN

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Riley Nowakowski

TE · PITStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Rico Dowdle

Fortified6.8

ESPN6.8

Sleeper7.1

FantasyPros6.6

Rico Dowdle faces CLE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.8 fantasy points.

Riley Nowakowski

Fortified0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Riley Nowakowski faces CLE in Week 8.

Rico Dowdle projects for 6.8 points in standard scoring, 6.7 more than Riley Nowakowski. This is a projection-based recommendation, not a guarantee. Verify the latest injury report and active status 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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