Should I start Riley Nowakowski or Will Mallory this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Will Mallory

+0.6 projected edge · Standard

Start Will Mallory over Riley Nowakowski for Week 8 Standard: 0.6 projected points versus 0.0.

Will Mallory: 1.0 FP recent scoring average.

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

FF PICK

Will Mallory

TE · INDStats & schedule

0.6FF projected

↓ -0.2 vs ESPN

at JAC

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?

Will Mallory

Fortified0.6

ESPN0.9

Sleeper0.2

FantasyPros0.7

Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.0 fantasy points.

Riley Nowakowski

Fortified0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Riley Nowakowski faces CLE in Week 8.

Will Mallory projects for 0.6 points in standard scoring, 0.6 more than Riley Nowakowski. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. 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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