Should I start Samaje Perine or Treyton Welch this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Samaje Perine

+6.7 projected edge · Standard

Start Samaje Perine over Treyton Welch for Week 8 Standard: 6.7 projected points versus 0.0.

Samaje Perine: 10.7 FP recent scoring average.
Treyton Welch: BYE; 0.0 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:26 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Samaje Perine

RB · CINStats & schedule

6.7FF projected

↑ +0.7 vs ESPN

vs TEN

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THE ALTERNATIVE

Treyton Welch

TE · NOStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Samaje Perine

Fortified6.7

ESPN5.9

Sleeper5.4

Samaje Perine faces TEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 10.7 fantasy points.

Treyton Welch

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. BYE

Treyton Welch is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Samaje Perine has a scheduled game and projects for 6.7 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:26 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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