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Tai Felton
WR · MINStats & schedule ›0.9FF projected
↑ +0.3 vs ESPN
at DETSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Tai Felton or Tanner Koziol this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
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Start Tai Felton
Week 8 · Standard
Recent scoring favors Tai Felton: 1.4 versus 0.0 FP per game. Tai Felton receives the better positional matchup adjustment (5% versus 0%).
Forecast updated · Standard
at DETTHE ALTERNATIVE
Tanner Koziol
TE · JACStats & schedule ›0.7FF projected
vs INDSun 1:00 PM ET
Tai Felton
FF0.9 FP
Boosted Trees0.6 FP
Workload1.1 FP
Monte Carlo1.2 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 2.7 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.2 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 1.4 FP.
- The DET defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 5%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.1 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Aaron Jones Sr.; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.0 targets per game.
Tanner Koziol
FF0.7 FP
Boosted Trees0.6 FP
Workload0.0 FP
Monte Carlo0.0 FP
- Recent scoring average: 0.0 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Tai Felton
Fortified0.9
ESPN0.6
Sleeper1.0
FantasyPros1.0
Tai Felton faces DET in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.4 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 5%.
Tanner Koziol
Fortified0.7
Sleeper0.8
FantasyPros0.6
Tanner Koziol faces IND in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.
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