THE ALTERNATIVE
Tahj Brooks
RB · CINStats & schedule ›0.7FF projected
vs TENSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Tahj Brooks or Will Mallory this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Will Mallory
Week 8 · Standard
Recent scoring favors Will Mallory: 1.0 versus 0.3 FP per game.
Forecast updated · Standard
vs TENRESEARCH PICK
Will Mallory
TE · INDStats & schedule ›0.6FF projected
↓ -0.2 vs ESPN
at JACSun 1:00 PM ET
Tahj Brooks
FF0.7 FP
Boosted Trees-0.5 FP
Workload0.3 FP
Monte Carlo0.2 FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.3 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.0 targets and 0.5 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Erick All Jr.; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.0 carries 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.
Tahj Brooks
Fortified0.7
Sleeper0.7
FantasyPros0.7
Tahj Brooks faces TEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.3 fantasy points.
Will Mallory
Fortified0.6
ESPN0.9
Sleeper0.2
FantasyPros0.7
Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.0 fantasy points.
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