THE ALTERNATIVE
Seydou Traore
TE · MIAStats & schedule ›0.2FF projected
↓ -0.1 vs ESPN
vs NESun 4:25 PM ET
Should I start Seydou Traore or Will Mallory this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Will Mallory
Week 8 · Standard
Will Mallory averaged 6.0 targets per game across the last 1 recorded games, compared with 0.0 for Seydou Traore. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Will Mallory: 1.0 versus 0.0 FP per game.
Forecast updated · Standard
vs NERESEARCH PICK
Will Mallory
TE · INDStats & schedule ›0.6FF projected
↓ -0.3 vs ESPN
at JACSun 1:00 PM ET
Seydou Traore
FF0.2 FP
Boosted Trees0.6 FP
Workload0.3 FP
Monte Carlo0.2 FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.0 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.3 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Jaylen Wright; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.0 targets per game.
Will Mallory
FF0.6 FP
Boosted Trees0.7 FP
Workload1.4 FP
Monte Carlo1.7 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 2.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.5 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 1.0 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 2.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Anthony Gould, Tyler Warren; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 1 recorded games: 6.0 targets per game.
Seydou Traore
Fortified0.2
ESPN0.3
Sleeper0.0
Seydou Traore faces NE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.
Will Mallory
Fortified0.6
ESPN0.9
Sleeper0.2
Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.0 fantasy points.
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