Should I start Rico Dowdle or Xavier Legette this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

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Rico Dowdle: 6.8 FP recent scoring average.
Xavier Legette: INJURY_RESERVE.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:38 AM ET · Standard

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Rico Dowdle

RB · PITStats & schedule

6.8FF projected

= 0.0 vs ESPN

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

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Xavier Legette

WR · CARStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

at GB

Thu 8:15 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.

Xavier Legette

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

Xavier Legette faces GB in Week 8. INJURY_RESERVE

Xavier Legette: Confirmed unavailable; do not make a normal active-player recommendation. His projections are shown below, but this comparison needs an availability check. Check back later this week for updated projections and injury news before setting your lineup. 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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