Should I start Tyler Conklin or Will Kacmarek this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Will Kacmarek

+0.9 projected edge · Standard

Start Will Kacmarek over Tyler Conklin for Week 8 Standard: 1.0 projected points versus 0.1.

Tyler Conklin: 10% matchup reduction against MIN.
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

Tyler Conklin

TE · DETStats & schedule

0.1FF projected

vs MIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

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.

Tyler Conklin

Fortified0.1

Sleeper0.1

Tyler Conklin faces MIN in Week 8. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.

Will Kacmarek projects for 1.0 points in standard scoring, 0.9 more than Tyler Conklin. 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, 2:19 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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