Should I start Seydou Traore or Zaire Mitchell-Paden this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Seydou Traore

+0.2 projected edge · Standard

Start Seydou Traore over Zaire Mitchell-Paden for Week 8 Standard: 0.2 projected points versus 0.0.

Seydou Traore: 0.0 FP recent scoring average.
Zaire Mitchell-Paden: BYE.

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

FF PICK

Seydou Traore

TE · MIAStats & schedule

0.2FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

vs NE

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Zaire Mitchell-Paden

TE · HOUStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Seydou Traore

Fortified0.2

ESPN0.3

Sleeper0.0

Seydou Traore faces NE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.

Zaire Mitchell-Paden

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Zaire Mitchell-Paden is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Seydou Traore has a scheduled game and projects for 0.2 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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