Should I start Trey Smack or Wil Lutz this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Trey Smack

+0.6 projected edge · Standard

Start Trey Smack over Wil Lutz for Week 8 Standard: 8.6 projected points versus 8.0.

Trey Smack: 6.0 FP recent scoring average.
Wil Lutz: 10.3 FP recent scoring average.

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

FF PICK

Trey Smack

K · GBStats & schedule

8.6FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

vs CAR

Thu 8:15 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Wil Lutz

K · DENStats & schedule

8.0FF projected

↓ -0.4 vs ESPN

vs KC

Sun 4:25 PM ET

Why this pick?

Trey Smack

Fortified8.6

ESPN9.0

Sleeper8.7

Trey Smack faces CAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.0 fantasy points.

Wil Lutz

Fortified8.0

ESPN8.4

Sleeper7.1

Wil Lutz faces KC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 10.3 fantasy points.

Trey Smack projects for 8.6 points in standard scoring, 0.6 more than Wil Lutz. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. 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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