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Week 8 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include: Darrell Henderson Jr., Rashee Rice, Josh Downs, Taysom Hill

Darrell Henderson Jr. - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 8 of the 2023 NFL season. Top free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.

Welcome back, RotoBallers! After an action-packed slate of Sunday's NFL games, Week 8 has arrived. Last week is officially in the books with Monday night's game between the 49ers and Vikings is completed. It's that time again to start researching which waiver wire pickups will best help your fantasy teams. Determining who to add in a given week is crucial, especially during the fantasy season's halfway point. We are here to sort it out and help fantasy managers prioritize the best waiver wire adds with our Week 8 fantasy football waiver wire rankings for the 2023 NFL season. 

Let's see where D'Onta Foreman, Rashee Rice, Chuba Hubbard, Darrell Henderson Jr., Royce Freeman, Jauan Jennings, Emari Demercado, Josh Downs, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Taysom Hill, Jake Bobo, Joshua Palmer, Devin Singletary, Kendrick Bourne, Dalton Kincaid, Logan Thomas, Dalton Schultz, Jordan Mason, Elijah Mitchell, Roschon Johnson, and Jonathan Mingo rank in Week 8.

Each week, our NFL team puts out a complete array of fantasy football waiver wire articles to compliment our slick new Who Should I Pickup? Waiver wire player comparison tool. Here is a quick rundown of our articles. First up is our overall waiver wire article by Robert Lorge and the famous waiver wire express article compliments of Nick Mariano. These give a nice overview of the waiver wire pickup options each week. Then we look at FAAB waiver wire bidding recommendations from Nick Mariano as well. We also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles: running backswide receiverstight endsquarterbacksdefenseskickers, IDP leagues, and players to consider dropping.

Editor's Note: Access RotoBaller’s trusted fantasy football rankings for PPR, Standard, Dynasty, Super Flex, and Best Ball formats. Get tiered cheat sheets, expert analysis, and player outlooks to dominate your draft from every angle.

 

Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 8?

Below, you'll see our weekly rankings for the relevant waiver wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). Quarterbacks and Defenses (D/ST) are grouped together at the bottom of the list:

Rank Player Name Pos. % Ros. Baller Move
1 Rashee Rice WR 58 Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues
2 Chuba Hubbard RB 57 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
3 Joshua Palmer WR 59 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
4 K.J. Osborn WR 60 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
5 Tank Dell WR 48 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
6 Josh Downs WR 36 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
7 D'Onta Foreman RB 64 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
8 Roschon Johnson RB 50 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
9 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB 24 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
10 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR 59 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
11 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB 55 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
12 Tyjae Spears RB 41 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
13 Dalton Kincaid TE 42 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Emari Demercado RB 14 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
15 Elijah Mitchell RB 37 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Ezekiel Elliott RB 46 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
17 Curtis Samuel WR 56 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
18 Devin Singletary RB 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19 Justice Hill RB 41 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
20 Royce Freeman RB 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Jaleel McLaughlin RB 52 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 Latavius Murray RB 22 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23 Kendrick Bourne WR 26 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
24 Logan Thomas TE 44 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25 Dalton Schultz TE 55 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
26 Elijah Moore WR 53 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
27 Brandin Cooks WR 38 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
28 Gerald Everett TE 25 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
29 Taysom Hill TE 9 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
30 Joshua Kelley RB 21 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
31 Jordan Mason RB 40 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
32 Jauan Jennings WR 1 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
33 Tyler Boyd WR 44 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
34 Michael Mayer TE 28 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
35 Trey McBride TE 2 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
36 Pierre Strong Jr. RB 1 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
37 Demario Douglas WR 0 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
38 Craig Reynolds RB 13 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
39 DJ Chark Jr. WR 11 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
40 Michael Wilson WR 19 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
41 Wan'Dale Robinson WR 25 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
42 Jayden Reed WR 16 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
43 Jalin Hyatt WR 5 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
44 Rico Dowdle RB 3 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
45 Leonard Fournette RB 3 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
46 Jonathan Mingo WR 6 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
47 Rondale Moore WR 10 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
48 Jake Bobo WR 0 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
49 Baker Mayfield QB 35 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Kyler Murray QB 43 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51 Derek Carr QB 35 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52 Kenny Pickett QB 20 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
53 Gardner Minshew QB 8 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
54 Desmond Ridder QB 14 Add in 2QB Leagues
55 Malik Willis QB 1 Add in 2QB Leagues
56 New York Jets DST 58 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57 Miami Dolphins DST 48 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58 New York Giants DST 3 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59 Atlanta Falcons DST 13 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
60 Los Angeles Chargers DST 7 Add in 14+ Team Leagues

 

Week 8 Running Backs To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Chuba Hubbard
D'Onta Foreman
Roschon Johnson
Darrell Henderson Jr.
Elijah Mitchell
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Tyjae Spears
Emari Demercado
Ezekiel Elliott
Devin Singletary

 

Week 8 Wide Receivers To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Rashee Rice
Joshua Palmer
K.J. Osborn
Tank Dell
Josh Downs
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Curtis Samuel
Kendrick Bourne
Elijah Moore
Brandin Cooks

 

Week 8 Tight Ends To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Dalton Kincaid
Logan Thomas
Dalton Schultz
Gerald Everett
Taysom Hill

 

Week 8 Quarterbacks To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 6:

Baker Mayfield
Kyler Murray
Derek Carr
Kenny Pickett
Gardner Minshew

 

Week 8 Defenses To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 6:

New York Jets
Miami Dolphins
New York Giants
Atlanta Falcons
Los Angeles Chargers



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