Should I start Riley Nowakowski or Savion Williams this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Savion Williams

+3.5 projected edge · Standard

Start Savion Williams over Riley Nowakowski for Week 8 Standard: 3.5 projected points versus 0.1.

Savion Williams: 4.6 FP recent scoring average; 3.75% matchup reduction against CAR.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:24 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Savion Williams

WR · GBStats & schedule

3.5FF projected

↓ -0.6 vs ESPN

vs CAR

Thu 8:15 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Riley Nowakowski

RB · PITStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Savion Williams

Fortified3.5

ESPN4.2

Sleeper3.3

FantasyPros3.5

Savion Williams faces CAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 4.6 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 3.75%.

Riley Nowakowski

Fortified0.1

Sleeper0.1

Riley Nowakowski faces CLE in Week 8.

Savion Williams projects for 3.5 points in standard scoring, 3.5 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, 1:24 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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