Should I start Rico Dowdle or Tylan Wallace this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Rico Dowdle

+6.4 projected edge · Standard

Start Rico Dowdle over Tylan Wallace for Week 8 Standard: 6.8 projected points versus 0.3.

Rico Dowdle: 6.8 FP recent scoring average.
Tylan Wallace: 0.6 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:38 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

Tylan Wallace

WR · CLEStats & schedule

0.3FF projected

↑ +0.1 vs ESPN

at PIT

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.

Tylan Wallace

Fortified0.3

ESPN0.2

Sleeper0.5

FantasyPros0.4

Tylan Wallace faces PIT in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.6 fantasy points.

Rico Dowdle projects for 6.8 points in standard scoring, 6.4 more than Tylan Wallace. 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, 12:15 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:38 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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