
Should I start Tai Felton or Will Mallory this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Tai Felton
Week 8 ยท Standard
Recent scoring favors Tai Felton: 2.0 versus 2.0 FP per game. Tai Felton receives the better positional matchup adjustment (8.75% versus 0%).
Forecast updated ยท Standard

RESEARCH PICK

0.9FF projected
โ +0.3 vs ESPN
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THE ALTERNATIVE

Will Mallory
TE ยท INDStats & schedule โบ0.6FF projected
= 0.0 vs ESPN
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Tai Felton
FF0.9 FP
Boosted Treesโ FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- Recent scoring average: 2.0 FP.
- The DET defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 8.75%.
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.0 targets per game.
Will Mallory
FF0.6 FP
Boosted Treesโ FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- Recent scoring average: 2.0 FP.
- Last 1 recorded games: 6.0 targets per game.
Tai Felton
Fortified0.9
ESPN0.6
Sleeper1.0
FantasyProsโ
Tai Felton faces DET in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 2.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 8.75%.
Will Mallory
Fortified0.6
ESPN0.6
Sleeper0.2
FantasyProsโ
Will Mallory faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 2.0 fantasy points.
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