Should I start Treyton Welch or Will Kacmarek this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Will Kacmarek

+1.0 projected edge · Standard

Start Will Kacmarek over Treyton Welch for Week 8 Standard: 1.0 projected points versus 0.0.

Treyton Welch: BYE; 0.0 FP recent scoring average.
Will Kacmarek: 0.3 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Will Kacmarek

TE · MIAStats & schedule

1.0FF projected

↓ -0.2 vs ESPN

vs NE

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Treyton Welch

TE · NOStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Will Kacmarek

Fortified1.0

ESPN1.2

Sleeper0.7

Will Kacmarek faces NE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.3 fantasy points.

Treyton Welch

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. BYE

Treyton Welch is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Will Kacmarek has a scheduled game and projects for 1.0 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:19 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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