Looking for the top option at the difficult kicker spot? We're here to help with our Week 8 fantasy football kicker rankings. Check out the full rankings below to see where key streaming options like Cairo Santos, Trey Smack, Ryan Fitzgerald, Jason Myers, and Tyler Loop stand, among all other starters. Our kicker fantasy football […]

The fantasy football season is flying by, and the quarterback spot has been tough to navigate this season due to byes and injuries. We're here to help with our fantasy football quarterback rankings for Week 8. In the rankings below, check out where key signal-callers such as Matthew Stafford, Caleb Williams, Bryce Young, Kirk Cousins, […]

There are only four teams on bye this week, but the IDP casualties are significant. While these byes have relatively little impact on your offensive players compared with some of the bigger weeks ahead and behind us, Week 8 sees us lose a variety of defenders who spend their time dominating the top of these […]

Seven weeks down, 11 weeks to go in the 2026 NFL regular season. While many questions have been answered about running back usage at this point, injuries, committees, coaching decisions, disappointing performances, and unexpected breakout games from certain players tend to complicate things for fantasy managers. At RotoBaller, we do our best in this column […]

I can't believe we are nearly halfway through the season already; Week 8 is here, and it's time to cash some DFS lineups. If I had rolled with Makai Lemon over Darius Cooper, I would have been sitting pretty last week, but Lemon stole the show. I'm feeling good about this slate, though, so let's […]

Through seven weeks of the 2026 season, the Minnesota Vikings are the only undefeated team, the New York Giants are first in the NFC East, and the Cleveland Browns are first in the AFC North. The NFL never ceases to be entertaining or unpredictable, making fantasy football a constant roller-coaster ride. I couldn't have predicted […]

Can you believe it? We’ve officially made it through half of the fantasy football regular season. It’s time for contenders to bolster their roster. It’s do-or-die time for those at the bottom of the standings. There should be opportunities to sell high on risers or ship out fallers for a win-now player. The players in […]

The 2026 fantasy football season is flying by, and it's already time to start thinking about your Week 8 lineups. The fantasy football playoffs will be here before you know it, and whether you're a top contender or a middling team, there is plenty of time for things to change. We're here to help you […]

Week 8 of the NFL season kicks off Thursday night as the Green Bay Packers will host the Carolina Panthers at the historic Lambeau Field. In addition to our start/sit recommendation and matchup ratings for each player, you can also read the fantasy football outlooks for key players like Jalen Coker, Josh Jacobs, Chuba Hubbard, […]

We're here to help you take down your Week 8 matchup, and the D/ST position is a key area in the vast majority of leagues! RotoBaller analyst Matt Donnelly drops his MUST START DEFENSE (D/ST) units for Week 8 of the season. Snag these dynamic defenses off the waiver wire where available and get them […]

Finding the right defense to stream can give you an advantage in fantasy football, especially when you target favorable matchups before your league mates. As is always the case in this article, we're looking a week ahead, focusing on defenses rostered in fewer than 30% of Yahoo! leagues, giving you some potential options on the […]

Bye week season continues with four more teams getting a break in Week 8, while injuries also continue to mount, leaving many fantasy managers short-handed, especially in the backfield. All experienced fantasy managers know how important depth is, especially at running back. Thankfully, multiple players are sharing the workload in many teams' backfields, providing plenty […]

We have several more injuries and byes to navigate ahead of the eighth week of the fantasy football season, and with the waiver wire thinning out, it's getting tough to identify who is worth picking up. We're here to help guide your Week 8 decisions with our RotoBaller Staff waiver wire picks, including Dylan Sampson, […]

RotoBaller drops our top fantasy football Week 8 waiver wire pickups for the 2026 season for RB, WR, TE, and QB. This week, managers saw several backfields shift as a potential rookie could be leading the charge in Denver, while the former No. 3 running back in the desert could have fully claimed the lead […]

Week 7 in the NFL was quite a treat. Several teams, such as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks, may have turned around their fortunes. Others, such as the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans, suffered bad losses. It was all to be expected for a week in the NFL. Divisional races are beginning to […]

We're at the point in the season where a player's name value and where you drafted them no longer matter. You are now whoever you've shown yourself to be over the first seven weeks. The other stuff is no longer a selling point. It's no longer a consideration. Plenty of big names made the Cut […]

The Texans, Saints, Giants, and 49ers have a bye this week, giving fantasy managers plenty of hurdles to clear to set a strong lineup, on top of the ever-growing injury list. Luckily, for the most part, we made it out of Week 7 mostly unscathed, Monday Night's game notwithstanding. Knock on wood. The waiver wire […]

For most, Week 8 signals the halfway point of the fantasy football season. Whether your team started hot or has disappointed, you still have plenty of time to fortify your roster and make a playoff push. Navigating injuries and bye weeks is crucial to fantasy success. Identifying waiver-wire players with increased roles who are flying […]

With the NFL’s trade deadline fast approaching, fantasy managers should start positioning themselves to capitalize on real-world deals before they happen. This means making anticipatory moves like adding Seth McGowan off waivers if you think the Colts are likely to trade Jonathon Taylor. The IDP world is not immune to these effects, either. Some of […]

We head into Week 8 on the heels of another lesser week that saw a second straight week of roughly 44 points scored per game compared to about 48 in Weeks 3, 4, and 5. The grind won't get any easier with another four-team bye week in our faces, so you better be ready to […]

Week 7 showed the impact of the waiver wire, especially at wide receiver. Omar Cooper Jr. stole the spotlight with another huge game, looking like an early waiver-wire league winner who could make a major impact down the stretch. That's the beauty of the waiver wire. Players who weren't even on the fantasy radar a […]

The fantasy football season keeps flying by; Week 8 is already here! Bye weeks continue, with the Texans, Saints, Giants, and 49ers off this week. At RotoBaller HQ, we get a jump start on the waiver wire with our Week 8 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. Whether you are looking for a bye-week replacement, a […]

Week 7 brought fantasy managers some impressive production from names that have struggled with consistency to start the 2026 season. Four quarterbacks (Bo Nix, Drake Maye, Joe Burrow, and Malik Willis) scored more than 28.0 fantasy points. Another four (Geno Smith, Caleb Williams, Michael Penix Jr., and Kirk Cousins) had more than 20.0. Regardless of […]

Many of you have been confronted by an escalating number of injuries at running back. This has combined with disappointing performances from other backs to create roster dilemmas as you plan for your matchups in Week 8. The emergence of an impactful four-team bye week will also demand attention as players from the Giants, Saints, […]

No George Kittle. No Isaiah Likely. No Juwan Johnson. No Dalton Schultz. Week 8 might be a week where you need a tight end for your fantasy football squad. With four solid-to-great tight ends on bye this week, fantasy footballers are going to be scouring their league’s waiver wires like Black Friday shoppers scour the […]

Hey RotoBallers! We are nearing the halfway point of the 2025-26 season, and with injuries piling up, dynasty managers may be forced to cut some underperforming players. While managers may have wanted to stash these assets in hopes they turn the corner, the clock is ticking, and their seat is getting hot. Be sure to […]

Week 7 brought more scoring in the early slate, but "National Tight End Day" still left many of you with lackluster scoring out of some premier names as we look toward Week 8. Let's take an initial pass with our eyes on the horizon to offer up names for both shallow and deep leagues alike. […]

With four new teams on a bye in Week 8, fantasy managers will have to continue to utilize bench depth and the waiver wire for their fantasy lineups. If you need help identifying the top available flex options, we're here to guide you with our Week 8 fantasy football flex rankings. Below, see where key players […]

Bye weeks are back, with the 49ers, Giants, Saints, and Texans off in Week 8. If you are looking for an injury or bye-week replacement for Brock Purdy, C.J. Stroud, Tyler Shough,  or even J.J. McCarthy, our early Week 8 fantasy football quarterback rankings will help you get a head start. In this article, you […]