When Is Omarion Hampton Coming Back? Injury Update and Fantasy Football Outlook (Week 9)

Los Angeles Chargers running back Omarion Hampton (ankle) started out his 2025 season ice cold. He was thrust into a committee backfield timeshare with RB Najee Harris (Achilles) and struggled with efficiency. Harris then tore his Achilles tendon, and Hampton went nuclear, scoring 24.9 and 27.5 PPR fantasy points in Week 3 and Week 4. […]

Is Isiah Pacheco The Starting Running Back For The Chiefs When He Returns?

Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco (knee) suffered a knee injury near the end of his team's Week 8 game against the Washington Commanders, unfortunately. He was diagnosed with an MCL sprain, and he's very likely to be ruled out of the Week 9 contest, as he wasn't able to practice on Wednesday or […]

When Is Trey Benson Coming Back? Injury Update and Fantasy Football Outlook (Week 9)

Arizona Cardinals running back Trey Benson (knee) seemed to be set to take over the starting running back job from RB James Conner (ankle) when he suffered a season-ending ankle dislocation. Unfortunately, Benson himself suffered a significant knee injury in Week 4, just one week later. Since then, we've seen RBs Michael Carter, Bam Knight, […]

When Is Jalen McMillan Coming Back? Injury Update and Fantasy Football Outlook (Week 9)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan (neck) suffered a scary-looking neck injury in the preseason, and hasn't taken the field sense. We're now heading into the ninth week of the season, and though the Buccaneers have a bye week in Week 9, it's worth checking in on the status of the second-year pro. He […]

Time to Drop Jordan Mason? Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Outlook (2025)

Minnesota Vikings running back Jordan Mason likely lost plenty of fantasy managers their matchups in Week 8. In an absolute dud against the Los Angeles Chargers, he only scored 1.6 PPR fantasy points. It was befuddling. The Chargers have been demolished by plenty of running backs this season, and it seemed like Mason would have […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Jerome Ford, Dylan Sampson, Isaiah Davis Fantasy Football Outlooks

Changes in the starting running back job for NFL backfields are absolutely massive in fantasy football. Getting a team's RB1 for free off waivers is a huge deal and can often save struggling fantasy teams. The Cleveland Browns and New York Jets have backfields that feel a bit volatile right now -- Browns RB1 Quinshon […]

Should I Pickup Kareem Hunt or Brashard Smith? Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco (knee) is currently dealing with an MCL sprain that he picked up late in his team's win in Week 8 against the Washington Commanders. In his absence, fellow Chiefs RBs Kareem Hunt and Brashard Smith should have expanded roles... hypothetically. Hunt rushed nine times for 40 yards and […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Brandon Aiyuk, Jalen Coker, Sterling Shepard Fantasy Football Outlooks

Wide receivers on waivers are always interesting players to try to snag. They can be hugely boom-or-bust players, especially in PPR leagues, where receptions count for a full point. That one point counts for the same as 10 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, or 25 passing yards, meaning even players that sometimes operate as "PPR […]

Legit Breakouts or Flukes? Samaje Perine, Chimere Dike, Roman Wilson Fantasy Football Outlooks

There's almost never a week of action in the NFL that doesn't come with surprises. Players that weren't even on the fantasy radar having big games out of nowhere, or breaking a streak of poor production with a big outing, aren't uncommon. We should pay attention to these breakouts, as sometimes, they can be indicative […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Josh Downs, Darnell Mooney, Cooper Kupp Fantasy Football Outlooks

The wide receiver position sees a lot of variability in scoring week-to-week, meaning there's a ton of waiver activity as fantasy managers pick up and drop wideouts in anticipation of them being fantasy-relevant assets. Indianapolis Colts WR Josh Downs, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Darnell Mooney, and Seattle Seahawks wideout Cooper Kupp have all had fantasy-relevant […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Tez Johnson, Chris Godwin, Xavier Legette Fantasy Football Outlooks

The NFC South has a trio of wide receivers, Tez Johnson and Chris Godwin (fibula) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Xavier Legette of the Carolina Panthers -- that are interesting considerations for waiver wire pickups in Week 9. While Godwin missed Week 8 with a leg injury, both Johnson and Legette played, to varying […]

NFL Rookies: Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups and Stashes for Week 9

First-year players in the NFL offer excellent upside at a very cheap price -- often, first-year players drafted outside the first two rounds are hardly on the fantasy radars of managers in your leagues. Churning through waiver wire pickups and eventually hitting on just one is worth it. For the low price of not having […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Tre Tucker, Alec Pierce, Chimere Dike Fantasy Football Outlooks

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker, Indianapolis Colts wideout Alec Pierce, and Tennessee Titans WR Chimere Dike are three players likely on the roster bubble in many fantasy football leagues. They're unlikely to have much value in shallower leagues, as none of them are their teams' starting receivers, but they could be valuable to […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Keon Coleman, Troy Franklin, Kayshon Boutte Fantasy Football Outlooks

Week 8 of NFL action is almost fully in the books. Aside from a Monday Night Football matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Commanders, there are no more games left to play this week. This means we have all the information we need to evaluate waiver wire pickups for Week 9, aside from […]

Sterling Shepard, Deebo Samuel Sr., Marquise Brown: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 8

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Sterling Shepard, San Francisco 49ers WR Deebo Samuel (heel), and Kansas City Chiefs wideout Marquise Brown are all playing football this week. That's more than can be said for a lot of receivers, who might have their bye weeks in Week 8 or be injured and unable to play. While […]

Jauan Jennings, DK Metcalf, George Pickens: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 8

The wide receiver position can be volatile at times. A combination of injuries, matchups, changes in week-to-week usage, injuries to other receivers, injuries to quarterbacks, and luck with game scripts can heavily influence their production. In many fantasy leagues, teams on the playoff bubble don't have the luxury of being able to endure low-scoring games […]

Kendrick Bourne, Keon Coleman, Josh Downs: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 8

Some fantasy managers play in deep leagues. Some are in dynasty leagues with massive starting rosters and benches. Some have redraft leagues with three starting wide receiver spots, or three starting flex spots, and the like. Not every league has the standard lineup of two WRs and one flex spot. So players like San Francisco […]

When Is Darren Waller Coming Back? Injury Update and Fantasy Football Outlook (Week 8)

Miami Dolphins tight end Darren Waller (pectoral) played in just four games this season and got off to a very hot start. He scored 17.7 and 18.8 PPR fantasy points in his first two contests. Unfortunately, in Week 7, he suffered an injury and wasn't able to finish the game. It doesn't look like he'll […]

When Is Mike Evans Coming Back? Injury Update and Fantasy Football Outlook (Week 8)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (collarbone, concussion), unfortunately, might not be able to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards, as he's done every season since he entered the NFL. He already missed three games due to a hamstring injury. At age 32, his physical capabilities are certainly declining. But more importantly, he hasn't been able to stay […]

When Is Garrett Wilson Coming Back? Injury Update and Fantasy Football Outlook (Week 8)

New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson (knee) wasn't able to play in his team's Week 7 game against the Carolina Panthers. That game turned into an ugly defensive battle -- or rather, an ugly battle featuring a lack of offense from both teams -- showcasing how important he is to his team. The Jets […]

RJ Harvey, Brashard Smith, Tyler Allgeier: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 8

It can be an utter nightmare navigating injuries to your starting running backs or finding which players to start in place of your RBs that are on bye weeks. Trying to figure out which backup RBs, some of which you might have to start, will have big games is very difficult. Often, the starting running […]

Should I Pickup Christian Watson, Trey Benson, Devin Neal? Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson (knee) is set to make his debut this week after suffering a torn ACL last season. Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Trey Benson (knee) is currently on injured reserve, but is expected to make his return soon. Meanwhile, New Orleans Saints RB Devin Neal, a rookie draft pick in […]

Alvin Kamara, Breece Hall, Isiah Pacheco: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 8

New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara, New York Jets running back Breece Hall (knee), and Kansas City Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco are all their team's starting running backs. But none of them are dominant RB1s, and all have had poor games this season. Even though each is talented in their own right, they all have […]

Xavier Legette, Marvin Mims Jr., Matthew Golden: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 8

The lower tier of wide receivers isn't ever one you want to have to rely on as a fantasy football manager, but unfortunately, sometimes you simply don't have a choice. There are quite a few teams with bye weeks this week, and the WR position has been fraught with injuries this year. Carolina Panthers WR […]

Rico Dowdle, Woody Marks, Kyle Monangai: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 8

Hunting the waiver wire for running backs to fill in for bye weeks and injured players, and subsequently having to make start or sit decisions for the RBs you picked up, are constant issues fantasy football managers face. There is a lack of viable talent at the running back position every year. Must-start stud RBs […]

Rhamondre Stevenson, Chase Brown, Quinshon Judkins: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 8

Running backs like Rhamondre Stevenson, Chase Brown, and Quinshon Judkins, the starting RBs for the New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, and Cleveland Browns, are mostly locked into starting lineups in leagues with 12 or more teams. However, if you're in any league with 10 or fewer squads, the decision to start or sit these players […]

Must-Have Waiver Adds - Fantasy Football Stashes and Drops for Week 8

Making the right waiver moves and not rostering "dead weight," or players that aren't useful to your team and take up bench space, is one of the most important things you can do in fantasy football. For example, if you picked up tight end Oronde Gadsden II before his Week 7 explosion, you likely are […]

3 Big-Name Players You Can Safely Drop Before Fantasy Football Week 8

The absolute most miserable type of players to have rostered in fantasy football are those who occasionally put up big games, but have so many poor performances that you don't know when you can trust starting them. They end up clogging your bench for long periods of time. Additionally, when you are forced into starting […]

Should I Pickup Jaylin Noel or Jayden Higgins? Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8

The Houston Texans are likely to distribute their passing volume a bit differently with their top wide receiver, Nico Collins (concussion) currently in concussion protocol. Typically, players miss at least one game when they suffer that kind of injury. The Texans drafted two rookie wide receivers, Jaylin Noel and Jayden Higgins, in the first three […]

Should I Pickup Michael Carter or Bam Knight? Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8

The Arizona Cardinals have their bye week in Week 8. Their starting running back at the beginning of the season, James Conner (ankle), will miss the rest of the season with a dislocated ankle. The backup, Trey Benson (knee), is currently on injured reserve, and in his place, RBs Michael Carter and Bam Knight have […]