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Who should I start Week 8? Fantasy Sunday live start sit rankings, lineup decisions, inactives, breaking news

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Every weekend during the NFL season, fantasy football players must stay on top of the latest news. This especially matters on Sundays, when the league releases the injury and inactive reports for every game.

Below, you’ll find Week 8 start-sit lineup recommendations to help you make early decisions on who to start in your fantasy league.

The NFL is on a break from London games, which will allow us to sleep in on Sunday, but Thursday Night Football has a clash with many big fantasy names between the Los Angeles Chargers and Minnesota Vikings.

Keep tabs on our running, live tracker of the latest fantasy news you need to know each Thursday night, plus Sunday morning, leading into 1 p.m. ET NFL game kickoffs, with monitoring of 4 p.m. kickoff needs, as well.

Scroll down for our latest news updates and strategy tips to help you set your fantasy lineups.

Who should I start in fantasy Week 8?

Click to read Vinnie Iyer’s full Week 8 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em for expanded lineup analysis.

Fantasy lineup Week 8 questions answered for half-PPR start-sit lineup tips for Sunday and Monday action:

Fantasy Football Week 8 Must-Starts

QB: Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs (vs. WAS); Jalen Hurts, Eagles (vs. NYG); Josh Allen, Bills (at CAR); Drake Maye, Patriots (vs. CLE); Bo Nix, Broncos (vs. DAL); Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers (at NO); Dak Prescott, Cowboys (at DEN); Daniel Jones, Colts (vs. TEN)

RB: Jonathan Taylor, Colts (vs. TEN); Bijan Robinson, Falcons (vs. MIA); Christian McCaffrey, 49ers (at HOU); Josh Jacobs, Packers (at PIT); Quinshon Judkins, Browns (at NE); De’Von Achane, Dolphins (at ATL); Breece Hall, Jets (at CIN); J.K. Dobbins, Broncos (vs. DAL); James Cook, Bills (at CAR); Saquon Barkley, Eagles (vs. NYG); Derrick Henry, Ravens (vs. CHI); Chase Brown, Bengals (vs. NYJ); Javonte Williams, Cowboys (at DEN); Cam Skattebo, Giants (at PHI); D’Andre Swift, Bears (at BAL)

WR: Ja’Marr Chase, Bengals (vs. NYJ); CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys (at DEN); Courtland Sutton, Broncos (vs. DAL); Drake London, Falcons (vs. MIA — if he plays); Rashee Rice, Chiefs (vs. WAS); Nico Collins, Texans (if he plays, vs. SF); Tee Higgins, Bengals (vs. NYJ); Emeka Egbuka, Buccaneers (at NO); Rome Odunze, Bears (at BAL); DeVonta Smith, Eagles (vs. NYG); Michael Pittman Jr., Colts (vs. TEN); DK Metcalf, Steelers (vs. GB); Chris Olave, Saints (vs. TB); Zay Flowers, Ravens (vs. CHI); Tetairoa McMillan, Panthers (vs. BUF)

TE: Tyler Warren, Colts (vs. TEN); Jake Ferguson, Cowboys (at DEN); Dalton Kincaid, Bills (at CAR); Tucker Kraft, Packers (at PIT); George Kittle, 49ers (at HOU); Travis Kelce, Chiefs (vs. WAS); Cade Otton, Buccaneers (at NO)

D/ST: Indianapolis Colts (vs. TEN); Kansas City Chiefs (vs. WAS); Atlanta Falcons (vs. MIA); New England Patriots (vs. CLE); San Francisco 49ers (at HOU); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at NO); Buffalo Bills (at CAR); Philadelphia Eagles (vs. NYJ); Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. GB); Green Bay Packers (at PIT); Houston Texans (vs. SF); Denver Broncos (vs. DAL);

Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em

QB: Jaxson Dart, Giants (at PHI); Caleb Williams, Bears (at BAL); Joe Flacco, Bengals (vs. NYJ)

RB: Rico Dowdle, Panthers (vs. BUF); Rachaad White, Buccaneers (at NO); Jaylen Warren, Steelers (vs. GB); Isiah Pacheco, Chiefs (vs.WAS); Chuba Hubbard, Panthers (vs. BUF)

WR: Xavier Worthy, Chiefs (vs. WAS); Stefon Diggs, Patriots (vs. CLE); Kayshon Boutte, Patriots (vs. CLE); Darnell Mooney, Falcons (vs. MIA); DJ Moore, Bears (at BAL); George Pickens, Cowboys (at DEN)

TE: Kyle Pitts, Falcons (vs. MIA); Mark Andrews, Ravens (vs. CHI); Pat Freiermuth, Steelers (vs. GB); Mason Taylor, Jets (at CIN); Noah Fant, Bengals (vs. NYJ); Zach Ertz, Commanders (at KC)

👀 See our staff picks for more Week 8 fantasy sleepers.

Fantasy Football Week 8 Sit ‘Em

QB: Jordan Love, Packers (at PIT); Aaron Rodgers, Steelers (vs. GB); C.J. Stroud, Texans (vs. SF); Mac Jones, 49ers (at HOU); Justin Fields, Jets (at CIN)

RB: Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Commanders (at KC); Rhamondre Stevenson, Patriots (vs. CLE); Tony Pollard, Titans (at IND); Alvin Kamara, Saints (vs. TB); Nick Chubb, Texans (vs. SF)

WR: Jaylen Waddle, Dolphins (at ATL); Romeo Doubs, Packers (at PIT); Jauan Jennings, 49ers (at HOU); Matthew Golden, Packers (at PIT); Rashid Shaheed, Saints (vs.TB); Wan’Dale Robinson, Giants (at DEN); Khalil Shakir, Bills (at CAR); Kendrick Bourne, 49ers (at HOU)

TE: Dallas Goedert, Eagles (vs. NYG); Evan Engram, Broncos (vs. DAL); Harold Fannin Jr., Browns (at NE)

👀 Avoid these other Week 8 fantasy busts picked by our staff.

NFL Fantasy Week 8 Inactives

Inactive fantasy players OUT for Week 8

These fantasy names are among either those listed on injured reserve, listed as OUT, or not expected to play this week. Remove them from your Week 6 lineups once confirmed.

To check every player practice report and health designation every week, bookmark our NFL injuries tracker.

WR A.J. Brown, Eagles – OUT
QB Lamar Jackson, Ravens – OUT
QB Jayden Daniels, Commanders (MNF) – OUT
RB Bucky Irving, Buccaneers – OUT
WR Garrett Wilson, Jets – OUT
WR Nico Collins, Texans – OUT
WR Chris Godwin, Buccaneers – OUT
WR Ricky Pearsall, 49ers – OUT
QB Brock Purdy, 49ers – OUT
WR Mike Evans, Buccaneers – IR-R
WR Calvin Ridley, Titans – OUT
~~RB Hassan Haskins, Chargers – OUT, TNF~~

Fantasy players expected to be OUT/INACTIVE for Week 8

QB J.J. McCarthy, Vikings – INACTIVE (expected)

NFL Fantasy Week 8 Players QUESTIONABLE or EXPECTED TO PLAY

These fantasy names are expected to play in Week 7, but confirm their status before locking them into your lineups.

Questionable or game-time decision (GTD) for fantasy Week 8

TE David Njoku, Browns
WR Josh Downs, Colts

Expected to play in fantasy Week 8

WR Deebo Samuel, Commaners
WR Terry McLaurin, Commanders
WR Emeka Egbuka, Buccaneers

Week 8 fantasy players on bye

With six teams on vacation this week, see how to manage Byemageddon’s best waiver pickups to replace stars.

Take these typical or occasional fantasy starters out of your lineups.

Arizona Cardinals

TE Trey McBride
WR Marvin Harrison Jr.
QB Kyler Murray
RB Bam Knight
RB Michael Carter

Detroit Lions

RB Jahmyr Gibbs
WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
TE Sam LaPorta
QB Jared Goff
RB David Montgomery
WR Jameson Williams

Jacksonville Jaguars

WR Brian Thomas Jr.
WR Travis Hunter
RB Travis Etienne Jr.
QB Trevor Lawrence
TE Brenton Strange (IR-R)
RB Bhayshul Tuten

Las Vegas Raiders

RB Ashton Jeanty
TE Brock Bowers
WR Tre Tucker
WR Jakobi Meyers
WR Dont’e Thornton
QB Geno Smith

Los Angeles Rams

WR Puka Nacua
WR Davante Adams
RB Kyren Williams
QB Matthew Stafford
RB Blake Corum
WR Jordan Whittington
WR Tutu Atwell
TE Tyler Higbee
TE Davis Allen
TE Colby Parkinson
TE Terrance Ferguson

Seattle Seahawks

WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
RB Kenneth Walker III
QB Sam Darnold
RB Zach Charbonnet
WR Cooper Kupp
TE A.J. Barner

Top Week 8 fantasy news

Watch for updates on major fantasy news for Week 8.

Aaron Jones expected to return on TNF, share with Jordan Mason

Both backs are starter-worthy moving forward but cap their upsides as long as they share work.

Safely consider both flex or RB2 options.

Week 8 fantasy rankings: player updates

This week’s fantasy football rankings were updated Saturday overnight ET.

We’ve based these fantasy football rankings on full-point PPR scoring except where otherwise noted.

Note: Players or teams who have already participated in their game this week will have – TNF or – London in their row.

Week 8 Fantasy QB Rankings

Rk	Tr	Quarterbacks	TM	OPP	Chg ↕️
1	1	Patrick Mahomes	KC	WAS
2	1	Baker Mayfield	TB	@NO
3	2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	NYG
4	2	Drake Maye	NE	CLE
5	3	Josh Allen	BUF	@CAR
6	4	Bo Nix	DEN	DAL
7	4	Daniel Jones	IND	TEN
8	4	Caleb Williams	CHI	@BAL
9	5	Aaron Rodgers	PIT	GB
10	5	Joe Flacco	CIN	NYJ
11	5	Jordan Love	GB	@PIT
12	5	Jaxson Dart	NYG	@PHI
13	5	Dak Prescott	DAL	@DEN
14	5	Justin Herbert	LAC	MIN	Done, TNF
15	6	Marcus Mariota	WAS	@KC
16	6	Spencer Rattler	NO	TB
17	6	C.J. .Stroud	HOU	SF
18	6	Mac Jones	SF	@HOU
19	6	Kirk Cousins	ATL	MIA	⬆️ 14
20	6	Tyler Huntley	BAL	CHI	⬆️ NR
21	7	Andy Dalton	CAR	BUF
22	7	Carson Wentz	MIN	@LAC	Done, TNF
23	8	Cam Ward	TEN	@IND
24	8	Dillon Gabriel	CLE	@NE
25	9	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	@ATL
26	9	Justin Fields	NYJ	@CIN
27	10	Quinn Ewers	MIA	@ATL
28	10	Shedeur Sanders	CLE	@NE
29	10	Cooper Rush	BAL	CHI
30	10	Adrian Martinez	SF	@HOU

DBT	—	Michael Penix Jr.	ATL	MIA	⬇️ Rk
DBT	—	Bryce Young	CAR	BUF
OUT	—	Lamar Jackson	BAL	CHI
OUT	—	Brock Purdy	SF	@HOU
OUT	—	J.J. McCarthy	MIN	@LAC
OUT	—	Jayden Daniels	WAS	@KC	⬇️ Rk
OUT	—	Tyrod Taylor	NYJ	@CIN	⬇️ Rk
BYE	—	Matthew Stafford	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	Jared Goff	DET	BYE
BYE	—	Sam Darnold	SEA	BYE
BYE	—	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	BYE
BYE	—	Jacoby Brissett	ARI	BYE
BYE	—	Kyler Murray	ARI	BYE
BYE	—	Geno Smith	LV	BYE
BYE	—	Kenny Pickett	LV	BYE

Week 8 Fantasy RB Rankings (PPR)

Rk	Tr	Name	Team	OPP	Week 8 Value	Chg↕️
1	1	Jonathan Taylor	IND	TEN	Elite RB1
2	1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	MIA	Elite RB1
3	2	Josh Jacobs	GB	@PIT	Elite RB1
4	2	Christian McCaffrey	SF	@HOU	Elite RB1
5	3	D’Andre Swift	CHI	@BAL	RB1
6	3	Cam Skattebo	NYG	@PHI	RB1
7	3	De’Von Achane	MIA	@ATL	RB1
8	3	Javonte Williams	DAL	@DEN	RB1
9	4	James Cook	BUF	@CAR	RB1/RB2	⬆️ 9
10	4	Breece Hall	NYJ	@CIN	RB1/RB2
11	4	Derrick Henry	BAL	CHI	RB1/RB2
12	4	Rachaad White	TB	@NO	RB1/RB2
13	4	Saquon Barkley	PHI	NYG	RB1/RB2
14	4	Chase Brown	CIN	NYJ	RB1/RB2
15	5	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	DAL	Strong RB2
16	5	Alvin Kamara	NO	TB	Strong RB2
17	6	Kimani Vidal	LAC	MIN	RB2	Done-TNF
18	6	Jaylen Warren	PIT	GB	RB2	⬆️ 5
19	6	Jordan Mason	MIN	@LAC	RB2	Done-TNF
20	6	Aaron Jones	MIN	@LAC	RB2	Done-TNF
21	7	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	@KC	RB2
22	7	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	@NE	RB2
23	7	Tony Pollard	TEN	@IND	RB2
24	7	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	CLE	RB2
25	7	Rico Dowdle	CAR	BUF	RB2
26	8	Kyle Monangai	CHI	@BAL	RB2/Flex
27	8	Justice Hill	BAL	CHI	RB2/Flex
28	8	Woody Marks	HOU	SF	RB2/Flex
29	8	Brashard Smith	KC	WAS	RB2/Flex
30	9	RJ Harvey	DEN	DAL	Flex
31	9	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	BUF	Flex
32	9	Nick Chubb	HOU	SF	Flex
33	9	Isiah Pacheco	KC	WAS	Flex
34	10	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	@CIN	Flex/Bench
35	10	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	MIA	Flex/Bench
36	10	Tyrone Tracy	NYG	@PHI	Flex/Bench
37	10	Sean Tucker	TB	@NO	Flex/Bench
38	10	Kareem Hunt	KC	WAS	Flex/Bench
39	11	Emanuel Wilson	GB	@PIT	Flex/Bench
40	11	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	GB	Flex/Bench
41	12	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	@KC	Flex/Bench
42	12	Jerome Ford	CLE	@NE	Flex/Bench
43	12	Tyjae Spears	TEN	@IND	Flex/Bench
45	12	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	CLE	Flex/Bench
46	12	Terrell Jennings	NE	CLE	Flex/Bench
47	13	Brian Robinson	SF	@HOU	Bench
48	13	Jaydon Blue	DAL	@DEN	Bench
49	13	Will Shipley	PHI	NYG	Bench
50	13	Trevor Etienne	CAR	BUF	Bench
51	13	Jaylen Wright	MIA	@ATL	Bench
52	13	Ollie Gordon	MIA	@ATL	Bench
53	13	Chris Rodriguez	WAS	@KC	Bench
54	13	Zavier Scott	MIN	@LAC	INJ-QUE	Done-TNF
55	13	Samaje Perine	CIN	NYJ	Bench
INJ	14	Tyler Goodson	IND	TEN	Bench
57	14	Scott Matlock	LAC	MIN	Bench	Done-TNF
58	14	Dylan Sampson	CLE	@NE	Bench
59	14	Keaton Mitchell	BAL	CHI	Bench
60	14	Nathan Carter	ATL	MIA	Bench
61	14	Alec Ingold	MIA	@ATL	Bench
62	14	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	@HOU	Bench
63	14	Devin Singletary	NYG	@PHI	Bench
64	15	Dameon Pierce	HOU	SF	Bench
65	15	AJ Dillon	PHI	NYG	Bench
66	15	Cam Akers	MIN	@LAC	Bench	Done-TNF
67	15	Kaleb Johnson	PIT	GB	Bench
68	15	Tahj Brooks	CIN	NYJ	Bench
69	15	Ty Johnson	BUF	@CAR	Bench
70	16	British Brooks	HOU	SF	Bench
71	16	DJ Giddens	IND	TEN	Bench
72	16	Julius Chestnut	TEN	@IND	Bench
74	16	Hunter Luepke	DAL	@DEN	Bench
75	16	Adam Prentice	DEN	DAL	Bench
76	16	Ray Davis	BUF	@CAR	Bench
77	16	Chris Brooks	GB	@PIT	Bench
78	16	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	DAL	Bench
79	16	DeeJay Dallas	CAR	BUF	Bench

OUT	—	Bucky Irving	TB	@NO
OUT	—	Hassan Haskins	LAC	MIN		Done-TNF
OUT	—	Roschon Johnson	CHI	@BAL
IR-R	—	Omarion Hampton	LAC	MIN		Done-TNF
IR-R	—	Braelon Allen	NYJ	@CIN
IR	—	Kendre Miller	NO	TB
IR	—	Miles Sanders	DAL	@DEN
IR	—	Antonio Gibson	NE	CLE
IR	—	Najee Harris	LAC	MIN		Done-TNF

BYE	—	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	BYE
BYE	—	Kyren Williams	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	Ashton Jeanty	LV	BYE
BYE	—	David Montgomery	DET	BYE
BYE	—	Travis Etienne	JAX	BYE
BYE	—	Kenneth Walker	SEA	BYE
BYE	—	Bam Knight	ARI	BYE
BYE	—	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	BYE
BYE	—	Trey Benson	ARI	BYE
BYE	—	Michael Carter	ARI	BYE
BYE	—	James Conner	ARI	BYE
BYE	—	George Holani	SEA	BYE
BYE	—	Bhayshul Tuten	JAX	BYE
BYE	—	Emari Demercado	ARI	BYE
BYE	—	Raheem Mostert	LV	BYE
BYE	—	Zamir White	LV	BYE
BYE	—	Blake Corum	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	LeQuint Allen	JAX	BYE
BYE	—	Jacardia Wright	SEA	BYE
BYE	—	Jacob Saylors	DET	BYE
BYE	—	Dylan Laube	LV	BYE
BYE	—	Jarquez Hunter	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	Sione Vaki	DET	BYE

Week 8 Fantasy WR Rankings (PPR)

Rk	Tr	Name	Team	OPP	Week 8 Value	Chg
1	1	Rashee Rice	KC	WAS	Elite WR1
2	1	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	NYJ	Elite WR1
3	2	Justin Jefferson	MIN	@LAC	Elite WR1	Done-TNF
4	2	Drake London	ATL	MIA	Elite WR1	INJ-QUE
5	3	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	@DEN	WR1
6	3	DeVonta Smith	PHI	NYG	WR1
7	4	Rome Odunze	CHI	@BAL	WR1
8	4	DK Metcalf	PIT	GB	WR1
9	5	Quentin Johnston	LAC	MIN	WR1/WR2	Done-TNF
10	5	Courtland Sutton	DEN	DAL	WR1/WR2
11	5	Chris Olave	NO	TB	WR1/WR2
12	5	Emeka Egbuka	TB	@NO	WR1/WR2
13	6	Ladd McConkey	LAC	MIN	Strong WR2	Done-TNF
14	6	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	BUF	WR2
15	6	Stefon Diggs	NE	CLE	WR2
16	6	Jordan Addison	MIN	@LAC	WR2	Done-TNF
17	6	George Pickens	DAL	@DEN	WR2	⬇️ 8
18	7	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	@PHI	WR2/WR3
19	7	Romeo Doubs	GB	@PIT	WR2/WR3	⬇️ 10
20	7	Michael Pittman	IND	TEN	WR2/WR3
21	7	Zay Flowers	BAL	CHI	WR2/WR3
22	7	Tee Higgins	CIN	NYJ	WR2/WR3
23	7	Deebo Samuel	WAS	@KC	WR2/WR3
24	7	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	@ATL	WR2/WR3
25	7	Keenan Allen	LAC	MIN	Strong WR2	Done-TNF
26	8	Matthew Golden	GB	@PIT	Strong WR3
27	8	DJ Moore	CHI	@BAL	Strong WR3
28	8	Xavier Worthy	KC	WAS	Strong WR3
29	9	Josh Downs	IND	TEN	WR3
30	—	Terry McLaurin	WAS	@KC	WR3
31	9	Rashid Shaheed	NO	TB	WR3
32	9	Xavier Legette	CAR	BUF	WR3
33	9	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	@NE	WR3
34	9	Kayshon Boutte	NE	CLE	WR3
35	9	Tez Johnson	TB	@NO	WR3
36	9	Hollywood Brown	KC	WAS	WR3
37	9	Darnell Mooney	ATL	MIA	WR3
38	10	Chimere Dike	TEN	@IND	WR3/Flex
39	10	Troy Franklin	DEN	DAL	WR3/Flex
40	10	Tyler Johnson	NYJ	@CIN	WR3/Flex
41	10	Khalil Shakir	BUF	@CAR	WR3/Flex
42	10	Chris Moore	WAS	@KC	WR3/Flex
43	11	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	@IND	Flex	⬆️ 6
44	11	Marvin Mims	DEN	DAL	Flex
45	11	Jaylin Noel	HOU	SF	Flex
46	11	Sterling Shepard	TB	@NO	Flex
47	11	DeMario Douglas	NE	CLE	Flex
48	12	Alec Pierce	IND	TEN	Flex
49	12	Keon Coleman	BUF	@CAR	Flex
50	12	Jauan Jennings	SF	@HOU	Flex
51	13	Calvin Austin	PIT	GB	Flex/Bench
52	13	Rashod Bateman	BAL	CHI	Flex/Bench
53	13	Jalen Nailor	MIN	@LAC	Flex/Bench	Done-TNF
54	13	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	NYJ	Flex/Bench
55	14	Robbie Chosen	WAS	@KC	Flex/Bench
56	14	Jaylin Lane	WAS	@KC	Flex/Bench
57	14	Kendrick Bourne	SF	@HOU	Flex/Bench
58	14	Darius Slayton	NYG	@PHI	Flex/Bench	⬆️ NR
59	15	Van Jefferson	TEN	@IND	Bench
60	15	Tre’ Harris	LAC	MIN	Bench	Done-TNF
61	15	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	WAS	Bench
62	15	Tyquan Thornton	KC	WAS	Bench
63	15	Roman Wilson	PIT	GB	Bench
64	15	Christian Watson	GB	@PIT	Bench	⬆️ NR
65	15	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	SF	Bench
66	15	Jayden Higgins	HOU	SF	Bench
67	15	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	@DEN	Bench
68	15	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	@DEN	Bench
69	16	Luther Burden	CHI	@BAL	Bench
70	16	Isaiah Bond	CLE	@NE	Bench
71	16	Jalen Coker	CAR	BUF	Bench
72	16	Kameron Johnson	TB	@NO	Bench
73	16	Mack Hollins	NE	CLE	Bench
74	16	Curtis Samuel	BUF	@CAR	Bench
75	16	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	CHI	Bench
76	16	Malik Washington	MIA	@ATL	Bench
77	16	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	@KC	Bench
78	16	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	@DEN	Bench
79	17	Ashton Dulin	IND	TEN	Bench
80	17	Savion Williams	GB	@PIT	Bench
81	17	Olamide Zaccheaus	CHI	@BAL	Bench
82	17	Lil’Jordan Humphrey	NYG	@PHI	Bench
83	17	Jimmy Horn	CAR	BUF	Bench
84	17	Brycen Tremayne	CAR	BUF	Bench
85	17	Malachi Corley	CLE	@NE	Bench
86	17	Adonai Mitchell	IND	TEN	Bench
87	17	Demarcus Robinson	SF	@HOU	Bench
88	18	Malik Heath	GB	@PIT	Bench
89	18	Jahan Dotson	PHI	NYG	Bench
90	18	John Metchie	PHI	NYG	Bench
91	18	Trent Sherfield	DEN	DAL	Bench
92	18	Pat Bryant	DEN	DAL	Bench
93	18	Devaughn Vele	NO	TB	Bench
94	18	Brandin Cooks	NO	TB	Bench
95	18	Jamari Thrash	CLE	@NE	Bench
96	18	Ryan Miller	TB	@NO	Bench
97	18	Elijah Moore	BUF	@CAR	Bench
98	18	Gage Larvadain	CLE	@NE	Bench
99	18	Arian Smith	NYJ	@CIN	Bench
100	18	Allen Lazard	NYJ	@CIN	Bench
101	18	Tyrell Shavers	BUF	@CAR	Bench
102	18	Tylan Wallace	BAL	CHI	Bench
103	19	Adam Thielen	MIN	@LAC	Bench	Done-TNF
104	19	Mitchell Tinsley	CIN	NYJ	Bench
105	19	Casey Washington	ATL	MIA	Bench
106	19	Dee Eskridge	MIA	@ATL	Bench
107	19	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	@ATL	Bench
108	19	Tay Martin	WAS	@KC	Bench
109	19	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	SF	@HOU	Bench
110	20	Devontez Walker	BAL	CHI	Bench
111	20	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	@PHI	Bench
112	20	Ray-Ray McCloud	NYG	@PHI	Bench	⬆️ NR
113	20	Anthony Gould	IND	TEN	Bench
114	20	Skyy Moore	SF	@HOU	Bench
115	20	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	LAC	MIN	Bench	Done-TNF
116	20	Scotty Miller	PIT	GB	Bench
117	20	Beaux Collins	NYG	@PHI	Bench
118	20	Braxton Berrios	HOU	SF	Bench
119	20	Ben Skowronek	PIT	GB	Bench
120	20	Mason Tipton	NO	TB	Bench
121	20	Kyle Williams	NE	CLE	Bench
122	20	Malik Turner	SF	@HOU	Bench
123	—	Hunter Renfrow	CAR	BUF	Bench

OUT	—	A.J. Brown	PHI	NYG		DN-Rk
OUT	—	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	@CIN
OUT	—	Chris Godwin	TB	@NO
OUT	—	Nico Collins	HOU	SF
OUT	—	Ricky Pearsall	SF	@HOU
OUT	—	Joshua Palmer	BUF	@CAR
OUT	—	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	@PIT
OUT	—	Christian Kirk	HOU	SF
OUT	—	Calvin Ridley	TEN	@IND
IR-R		Mike Evans	TB	@NO
IR-R	—	Cedric Tillman	CLE	@NE
IR-R	—	Jayden Reed	GB	@PIT
IR-R	—	Noah Brown	WAS	@KC
IR-R	—	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	@CIN
IR	—	Tyreek Hill	MIA	@ATL
IR	—	Malik Nabers	NYG	@PHI

BYE	—	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	BYE
BYE	—	Puka Nacua	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	BYE
BYE	—	Davante Adams	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	Brian Thomas	JAX	BYE
BYE	—	Tutu Atwell	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	Travis Hunter	JAX	BYE
BYE	—	Marvin Harrison	ARI	BYE
BYE	—	Tre Tucker	LV	BYE
BYE	—	Jameson Williams	DET	BYE
BYE	—	Cooper Kupp	SEA	BYE
BYE	—	Zay Jones	ARI	BYE
BYE	—	Jakobi Meyers	LV	BYE
BYE	—	Parker Washington	JAX	BYE
BYE	—	Michael Wilson	ARI	BYE
BYE	—	Greg Dortch	ARI	BYE
BYE	—	Dyami Brown	JAX	BYE
BYE	—	Konata Mumpfield	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	Dareke Young	SEA	BYE
BYE	—	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	BYE
BYE	—	Kalif Raymond	DET	BYE
BYE	—	Jordan Whittington	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	Tory Horton	SEA	BYE
BYE	—	Xavier Smith	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	Tim Patrick	JAX	BYE
BYE	—	Jack Bech	LV	BYE
BYE	—	Jake Bobo	SEA	BYE
BYE	—	Alex Bachman	LV	BYE
BYE	—	Dont’e Thornton	LV	BYE
BYE	—	Xavier Weaver	ARI	BYE

Week 8 Fantasy TE Rankings (PPR)

Rk	Tr	Tight ends	TM	OPP	Week 8 Value	Chg ↕️
1	1	Tyler Warren	IND	TEN	Elite TE1
2	1	Jake Ferguson	DAL	@DEN	Elite TE1
3	2	Tucker Kraft	GB	@PIT	Elite TE1
4	2	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	@CAR	Elite TE1
5	2	Travis Kelce	KC	WAS	Elite TE1
6	2	George Kittle	SF	@HOU	Elite TE1
7	3	Oronde Gadsden	LAC	MIN	TE1
8	3	Mason Taylor	NYJ	@CIN	TE1
9	3	Kyle Pitts	ATL	MIA	TE1
10	4	Mark Andrews	BAL	CHI	TE1
11	4	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	@NE	TE1
12	5	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	@LAC	TE1
13	5	Zach Ertz	WAS	@KC	TE1
14	6	Cade Otton	TB	@NO	Top TE Streamer
15	6	Evan Engram	DEN	DAL	Top TE Streamer
16	6	Dalton Schultz	HOU	SF	Top TE Streamer
17	6	Dallas Goedert	PHI	NYG	Top TE Streamer
18	7	Colston Loveland	CHI	@BAL	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
19	7	Noah Fant	CIN	NYJ	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper	⬆️ 6
20	7	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	GB	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper	⬆️ 6
21	8	Isaiah Likely	BAL	CHI	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
22	8	Juwan Johnson	NO	TB	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
23	8	Gunnar Helm	TEN	@IND	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
24	8	Hunter Henry	NE	CLE	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
25	8	Theo Johnson	NYG	@PHI	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
26	8	Ja’Tavion Sanders	CAR	BUF	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
27	9	Jonnu Smith	PIT	GB	Bench
28	9	Darnell Washington	PIT	GB	Bench
29	9	Julian Hill	MIA	@ATL	Bench
30	10	Austin Hooper	NE	CLE	Bench
31	10	Cole Kmet	CHI	@BAL	Bench
32	10	Dawson Knox	BUF	@CAR	Bench
33	10	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	@IND	Bench
34	10	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	@PHI	Bench
35	11	Taysom Hill	NO	TB	Bench
36	11	Noah Gray	KC	WAS	Bench
37	11	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	@CIN	Bench
38	11	Jake Tonges	SF	@HOU	Bench
39	12	Will Dissly	LAC	MIN	Bench
40	12	Charlie Kolar	BAL	CHI	Bench
41	12	Mitchell Evans	CAR	BUF	Bench
42	12	Tommy Tremble	CAR	BUF	Bench
43	12	Jackson Hawes	BUF	@CAR	Bench
44	12	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	@DEN	Bench
45	12	Luke Musgrave	GB	@PIT	Bench
46	13	Drew Sample	CIN	NYJ	Bench
47	13	Tanner Conner	MIA	@ATL	Bench
48	13	Luke Farrell	SF	@HOU	Bench
49	13	Ben Sinnott	WAS	@KC	Bench
50	13	John Bates	WAS	@KC	Bench
51	13	Josh Oliver	MIN	@LAC	Bench
52	13	John FitzPatrick	GB	@PIT	Bench
53	14	Harrison Bryant	HOU	SF	Bench
54	14	Adam Trautman	DEN	DAL	Bench
55	14	Connor Heyward	PIT	GB	Bench
56	14	Kylen Granson	PHI	NYG	Bench
57	14	Brenden Bates	HOU	SF	Bench
58	14	Foster Moreau	NO	TB	Bench
59	14	Jack Stoll	NO	TB	Bench

INJ	—	David Njoku	CLE	@NE
INJ	—	Tanner Hudson	CIN	NYJ
INJ	—	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	NYG
IR-R	—	Darren Waller	MIA	@ATL
IR-R	—	Mike Gesicki	CIN	NYJ

BYE	—	Trey McBride	ARI	BYE
BYE	—	Sam LaPorta	DET	BYE
BYE	—	Brock Bowers	LV	BYE
BYE	—	AJ Barner	SEA	BYE
BYE	—	Michael Mayer	LV	BYE
BYE	—	Brenton Strange	JAX	BYE
BYE	—	Tyler Higbee	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	Hunter Long	JAX	BYE
BYE	—	Davis Allen	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	Colby Parkinson	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	Elijah Arroyo	SEA	BYE
BYE	—	Albert Okwuegbunam	LV	BYE
BYE	—	Ian Thomas	LV	BYE
BYE	—	Brock Wright	DET	BYE
BYE	—	Terrance Ferguson	LAR	BYE
BYE	—	Eric Saubert	SEA	BYE
BYE	—	Elijah Higgins	ARI	BYE

Week 8 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Rk	Team Defense	OPP	Chg
1	Atlanta Falcons	MIA
2	Indianapolis Colts	TEN	⬆️ 1
3	New England Patriots	CLE
4	Los Angeles Chargers	MIN
5	Green Bay Packers	@PIT
6	Chicago Bears	@BAL	⬇️ 2
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	GB	⬇️ 1
8	Philadelphia Eagles	NYG
9	San Francisco 49ers	@HOU	⬆️ 2
10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	@NO
11	Cincinnati Bengals	NYJ
12	Kansas City Chiefs	WAS	⬆️ 1
13	Cleveland Browns	@NE
14	Buffalo Bills	@CAR
15	Minnesota Vikings	@LAC
16	Carolina Panthers	BUF
17	Denver Broncos	DAL
18	Houston Texans	SF	⬆️ 3
19	New York Giants	@PHI
20	Tennessee Titans	@IND
21	Washington Commanders	@KC
22	New York Jets	@CIN
23	New Orleans Saints	TB
24	Baltimore Ravens	CHI
25	Miami Dolphins	@ATL
26	Dallas Cowboys	@DEN
BYE	Detroit Lions	BYE
BYE	Seattle Seahawks	BYE
BYE	Las Vegas Raiders	BYE
BYE	Arizona Cardinals	BYE
BYE	Jacksonville Jaguars	BYE
BYE	Los Angeles Rams	BYE

Week 8 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Rk	Kicker	TM	OPP	Rk Chg
1	Matt Gay	WAS	@KC
2	Wil Lutz	DEN	DAL
3	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	@DEN
4	Harrison Butker	KC	WAS
5	Chase McLaughlin	TB	@NO
6	Eddy Pineiro	SF	@HOU	⬆️ 3
7	Jake Elliott	PHI	NYG
8	Cameron Dicker	LAC	MIN
9	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	SF
10	Parker Romo	ATL	MIA	⬆️ 2
11	Will Reichard	MIN	@LAC
12	Joey Slye	TEN	@IND	⬆️ 1
13	Chris Boswell	PIT	GB
14	Andy Borregales	NE	CLE
15	Brandon McManus	GB	@PIT
16	Matt Prater	BUF	@CAR
17	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	BUF
18	Evan McPherson	CIN	NYJ
19	Michael Badgley	IND	TEN
20	Jake Mooney	CHI	@BAL
21	Tyler Loop	BAL	CHI
22	Nick Folk	NYJ	@CIN	⬇️ 4
23	Blake Grupe	NO	TB
24	Andre Szmyt	CLE	@NE
25	Jason Sanders	MIA	@ATL
IR-R	Graham Gano	NYG	@PHI
BYE	Daniel Carlson	LV	BYE
BYE	Cam Little	JAX	BYE
BYE	Chad Ryland	ARI	BYE
BYE	Jason Myers	SEA	BYE
BYE	Joshua Karty	LAR	BYE
BYE	Jake Bates	DET	BYE

Week 8 Fantasy Half-PPR RB/WR/TE Flex Rankings

Rk	Player Name	TM	POS	OPP
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB1	MIA
2	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB2	@HOU
3	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB3	TEN
4	Drake London	ATL	WR1	MIA
5	De’Von Achane	MIA	RB4	@ATL
6	Rashee Rice	KC	WR2	WAS
7	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR3	NYJ
8	Josh Jacobs	GB	RB5	@PIT
9	James Cook III	BUF	RB6	@CAR
10	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR4	@LAC
11	Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB7	NYG
12	Emeka Egbuka	TB	WR5	@NO
13	Derrick Henry	BAL	RB8	CHI
14	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR6	DAL
15	Rome Odunze	CHI	WR7	@BAL
16	Ceedee Lamb	DAL	WR8	@DEN
17	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	RB9	@NE
18	Ladd McConkey	LAC	WR9	MIN
19	George Pickens	DAL	WR10	@DEN
20	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB10	@CIN
21	Javonte Williams	DAL	RB11	@DEN
22	Chris Olave	NO	WR11	TB
23	Tyler Warren	IND	TE1	TEN
24	Keenan Allen	LAC	WR12	MIN
25	Rachaad White	TB	RB12	@NO
26	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	WR13	BUF
27	Tucker Kraft	GB	TE2	@PIT
28	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB13	TB
29	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR14	@ATL
30	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	RB14	BUF
31	DK Metcalf	PIT	WR15	GB
32	Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE3	@DEN
33	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	WR16	@KC
34	Chase Brown	CIN	RB15	NYJ
35	Cam Skattebo	NYG	RB16	@PHI
36	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR17	NYJ
37	George Kittle	SF	TE4	@HOU
38	Xavier Worthy	KC	WR18	WAS
39	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	WR19	TEN
40	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	TE5	@CAR
41	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB17	GB
42	Khalil Shakir	BUF	WR20	@CAR
43	D’Andre Swift	CHI	RB18	@BAL
44	Keon Coleman	BUF	WR21	@CAR
45	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	RB19	DAL
46	Rashid Shaheed	NO	WR22	TB
47	Darnell Mooney	ATL	WR23	MIA
48	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	TE6	MIA
49	Jordan Addison	MIN	WR24	@LAC
50	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB20	CLE
51	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR25	NYG
52	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	WR26	DAL
53	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	RB21	@KC
54	Juwan Johnson	NO	TE7	TB
55	Kimani Vidal	LAC	RB22	MIN
56	Evan Engram	DEN	TE8	DAL
57	Jordan Mason	MIN	RB23	@LAC
58	Dalton Schultz	HOU	TE9	SF
59	Kyle Monangai	CHI	RB24	@BAL
60	Jauan Jennings	SF	WR27	@HOU
61	Zach Ertz	WAS	TE10	@KC
62	Cade Otton	TB	TE11	@NO
63	RJ Harvey	DEN	RB25	DAL
64	Zay Flowers	BAL	WR28	CHI
65	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	WR29	@PHI
66	Xavier Legette	CAR	WR30	BUF
67	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	TE12	@NE
68	Troy Franklin	DEN	WR31	DAL
69	Kendrick Bourne	SF	WR32	@HOU
70	Travis Kelce	KC	TE13	WAS
71	Romeo Doubs	GB	WR33	@PIT
72	Stefon Diggs	NE	WR34	CLE
73	Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR35	@KC
74	Woody Marks	HOU	RB26	SF
75	DJ Moore	CHI	WR36	@BAL
76	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	WR37	@NE
77	Isiah Pacheco	KC	RB27	WAS
78	Sterling Shepard	TB	WR38	@NO
79	Jalen Nailor	MIN	WR39	@LAC
80	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	RB28	CLE
81	Alec Pierce	IND	WR40	TEN
82	Kayshon Boutte	NE	WR41	CLE
83	Rico Dowdle	CAR	RB29	BUF
84	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	WR42	@IND
85	Darren Waller	MIA	TE14	@ATL
86	Tony Pollard	TEN	RB30	@IND
87	Tyquan Thorton	KC	WR43	WAS
88	Jayden Higgins	HOU	WR44	SF
89	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	RB31	MIA
90	Matthew Golden	GB	WR45	@PIT
91	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	RB32	GB
92	Kareem Hunt	KC	RB33	WAS
93	Tez Johnson	TB	WR46	@NO
94	Hunter Henry	NE	TE15	CLE
95	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	WR47	@DEN
96	Brashard Smith	KC	RB34	WAS
97	Mark Andrews	BAL	TE16	CHI
98	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	TE17	@LAC
99	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	WR48	WAS
100	Nick Chubb	HOU	RB35	SF
101	David Njoku	CLE	TE18	@NE
102	DeMario Douglas	NE	WR49	CLE
103	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	RB36	@ATL
104	Rashod Bateman	BAL	WR50	CHI
105	Justice Hill	BAL	RB37	CHI
106	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	RB38	@PHI
107	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	TE19	@IND
108	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	RB39	@KC
109	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	RB40	@CIN
110	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	TE20	MIN
111	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	WR52	@DEN
112	Devin Singletary	NYG	RB41	@PHI
113	Jaydon Blue	DAL	RB42	@DEN
114	Kendre Miller	NO	RB43	TB
115	Hassan Haskins	LAC	RB44	MIN
116	Marquise Brown	KC	WR53	WAS
117	Chris Moore	WAS	WR54	@KC
118	Jalen Coker	CAR	WR55	BUF
119	Tre’ Harris	LAC	WR56	MIN
120	Luther Burden III	CHI	WR57	@BAL
121	Isaiah Likely	BAL	TE21	CHI
122	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	WR58	CHI
123	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	RB45	@HOU
124	Tommy Tremble	CAR	TE22	BUF
125	Joshua Palmer	BUF	WR59	@CAR
126	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	WR60	@PHI
127	Christian Kirk	HOU	WR61	SF
128	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	WR62	@CIN
129	Sean Tucker	TB	RB46	@NO
130	Ray Davis	BUF	RB47	@CAR
131	Malik Washington	MIA	WR63	@ATL
132	Mack Hollins	NE	WR64	CLE
133	Theo Johnson	NYG	TE23	@PHI
134	Ty Johnson	BUF	RB48	@CAR
135	Isaiah Bond	CLE	WR65	@NE
136	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	WR66	@ATL
137	Brycen Tremayne	CAR	WR67	BUF
138	Allen Lazard	NYJ	WR68	@CIN
139	Jake Tonges	SF	TE24	@HOU
140	Kameron Johnson	TB	WR69	@NO
141	Dawson Knox	BUF	TE25	@CAR
142	Chimere Dike	TEN	WR70	@IND
143	Jaylin Lane	WAS	WR71	@KC
144	Tyler Johnson	NYJ	WR72	@CIN
145	Van Jefferson	TEN	WR73	@IND
146	Samaje Perine	CIN	RB48	NYJ
147	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	TE26	GB
148	Noah Fant	CIN	TE27	NYJ
149	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	WR74	NYJ
150	Jahan Dotson	PHI	WR75	NYG

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