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Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 8 of the NFL season. These are free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.
Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. This week will be filled with more difficult decisions, and important waiver wire pickups, although it will not compare to last week's bye-pocalypse. Only two teams are on bye in Week 8, but injuries are always a factor. As always, we are here to help you with our waiver wire analysis and advice to help you pickup the right players for your fantasy football rosters. Here's a quick rundown for Week 8:
In case you are not familiar, each and every week we publish various fantasy football waiver wire articles to help you figure out which free agents to grab off the waiver wire. Our incredible team of fantasy football analysts are putting out their waiver wire articles early in the week, and updating them as more news is announced each day. To kick things off, you must read our overall waiver wire article from lead editor Pierre Camus and our waiver wire express lightning round to get a feel for the waiver wire landscape.
If you are in a league with waiver wire blind bidding, check out the FAAB waiver wire article from Nick Mariano who recommends how much of your free agent budget to bid and spend on players when trying to add them off the waiver wire. And then you can take a deeper dive into each position, for more in-depth analysis and recommendations: running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, quarterbacks, defenses, kickers, IDP leagues and players to consider dropping.
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings
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- Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
- NFL rookie fantasy football rankings
- Best ball fantasy football rankings
- Superflex fantasy football rankings
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 8?
Need a more structured list of who to pickup off waivers? This article is final piece of the weekly waiver wire pickups series, and its goal is to show you our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver wire pickup options including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). So below you will find the overall rankings list, and below that each individual position in priority order. Hopefully this helps you win your waiver wire this week and bolster your roster for Week 8! Let's get to it.
| Rank | Player Name | Pos | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 59 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 21 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | Devonta Freeman | RB | 43 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Sterling Shepard | WR | 56 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | A.J. Green | WR | 60 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Randall Cobb | WR | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Russell Gage | WR | 10 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 8 | Marquez Callaway | WR | 48 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Samaje Perine | RB | 7 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 10 | Brandon Bolden | RB | 6 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 23 | Hunter Renfrow | WR | 50 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 11 | Rashod Bateman | WR | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Boston Scott | RB | 2 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Bryan Edwards | WR | 13 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Robert Tonyan | TE | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Jared Cook | TE | 43 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Rashaad Penny | RB | 33 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Darius Slayton | WR | 15 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 17 | Mecole Hardman | WR | 54 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Jamison Crowder | WR | 23 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 19 | Kalif Raymond | WR | 3 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 20 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 5 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Mark Ingram | RB | 36 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | J.J. Taylor | RB | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Jalen Reagor | WR | 12 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 4 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Van Jefferson | WR | 9 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Peyton Barber | RB | 2 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 8 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 30 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE | 55 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Evan Engram | TE | 31 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Nelson Agholor | WR | 27 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Darnell Mooney | WR | 50 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | 18 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Gerald Everett | TE | 30 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 5 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 37 | K.J. Osborn | WR | 7 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 38 | Kendrick Bourne | WR | 6 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR | 3 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Elijah Moore | WR | 16 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Dante Pettis | WR | 1 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 42 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 2 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 43 | Daniel Jones | QB | 28 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | 48 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Jameis Winston | QB | 51 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 46 | Carson Wentz | QB | 37 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 47 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | 40 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 48 | Mac Jones | QB | 31 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 49 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB | 20 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 50 | Geno Smith | QB | 5 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
Week 8 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Khalil Herbert
Kenneth Gainwell
Devonta Freeman
Samaje Perine
Brandon Bolden
Boston Scott
Rashaad Penny
Mark Ingram II
J.J. Taylor
JaMycal Hasty
Peyton Barber
Jerick McKinnon
DeeJay Dallas
Darrynton Evans
Week 8 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
A.J. Green
Randall Cobb
Russell Gage
Marquez Callaway
Rashod Bateman
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Bryan Edwards
Mecole Hardman
Jamison Crowder
Kalif Raymond
Hunter Renfrow
Jalen Reagor
Van Jefferson
Darius Slayton
Nelson Agholor
Darnell Mooney
K.J. Osborn
Kendrick Bourne
Tre'Quan Smith
Elijah Moore
Amari Rodgers
Dante Pettis
Byron Pringle
Week 8 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Robert Tonyan
Jared Cook
Ricky Seals-Jones
Evan Engram
C.J. Uzomah
Gerald Everett
Dan Arnold
Tyler Conklin
Cameron Brate
Week 8 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Tua Tagovailoa
Daniel Jones
Jameis Winston
Carson Wentz
Trevor Lawrence
Mac Jones
Teddy Bridgewater
Geno Smith
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