Big Blue View
Welcome to the Fantasy Football Waiver Wire for Week 8.
Buckle up, folks. For the only time this season, six teams are on Bye in Week 8. Factor in all the players that are out with injuries and we’re going to get the best “Dude, check out my starting lineup!” week of the season, with lots of bench players being thrust into action. Can the waiver wire offer some help to managers as they try to patch together credible lineups? Yes, but sadly it’s not a great selection. Hopefully you took my advice and planned ahead last week by picking up some of the streamers that you might need in advance. Anyway, let’s look at what’s available this week.
The Process***:*** Each week, I try to identify the top Waiver Wire targets and evaluate the short- and long-term prospects of those players. I also do my best to reveal which players who are coming off a big week are fool’s gold. Finally, I look at streamers who might help you in a pinch. Note that I’m writing this column BEFORE the two Week 7 Monday night games (TB@DET, HOU@SEA).
Some players discussed won’t be available in your league. I try to list players who are available in more than 50% of leagues. But what does that even mean? A 10-team league with six bench spots will have a much larger Free Agent pool than a 14-team league with eight. Most leagues fall somewhere in between. This isn’t “one size fits all.” By way of example, I won’t list Kimani Vidal, Zonovan “Bam” Knight, Josh Downs, or Harold Fannin, Jr., among others who probably aren’t available in any of your leagues.
WEEK 8 BYES: ARI, DET, JAC, LV, LAR, SEA
*Week 8 Waiver Wire
Quarterback:
Quarterback availability varies widely between 1-QB and Superflex/2-QB leagues.
Jaxson Dart has made a strong case that he belongs in the QB1 conversation for the rest of the season. He has now started four games, has faced some tough defenses, and has topped 17.5 fantasy points in each start. He’s been a Top-10 option across his four starts, and his rushing floor means he should be able to sustain that most weeks. His Week 8 matchup is tough (@PHI), but so far, opponent hasn’t mattered all that much, and he was solid against them at home in Week 6. This may be the last week where he’s widely available in 1-QB leagues.
Like Dart, Sam Darnold, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers, and Joe Flacco won’t be available in most Superflex leagues, but they’re the obvious places to start if you need long-term help or an injury replacement in a 1-QB league. If you need a Week 8 streamer, Darnold and Stafford can’t help you, but the other two can.
Flacco’s Bengals host the winless and lifeless Jets, which is a favorable home matchup, while Rodgers and the Steelers host the Packers on Sunday night, which is a tougher matchup. Hopefully, their arms are still intact after the...
