Should I start Tai Felton or Wesley Grimes this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Tai Felton

+0.9 projected edge · Standard

Start Tai Felton over Wesley Grimes for Week 8 Standard: 0.9 projected points versus 0.0.

Tai Felton: 1.4 FP recent scoring average; 5% matchup lift against DET.
Wesley Grimes: BYE.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:40 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Tai Felton

WR · MINStats & schedule

0.9FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

at DET

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Wesley Grimes

WR · SFStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

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%.

Wesley Grimes

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

BYE

Wesley Grimes is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Tai Felton has a scheduled game and projects for 0.9 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 28, 2026, 1:07 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:40 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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