Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 8 - Latavius Murray, JaMycal Hasty, Darius Slayton, Marquise Goodwin

Every week, I typically start off talking about byes or some injuries and how there are more pivot options than ever. But we as a fantasy football playing community have not been tested like we are coming after Week 7. There were so many injuries, it was hard to keep track. And they weren’t just […]

Bold Predictions for Fantasy Football Week 8: Tony Pollard, Brandin Cooks, Taysom Hill, Gabriel Davis, Daniel Jones

Week 8 is here, and we're back with another edition of our fantasy football bold predictions. Today's list will include Tony Pollard, Brandin Cooks, Taysom Hill, Gabriel Davis, and Daniel Jones. For those who are not familiar, each week of the NFL season, we'll be providing some fun player predictions for fantasy football. While we […]

Top Rankings Surprises for RB, WR, TE, QB - Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings: Christian McCaffrey, Jonathan Taylor, Travis Etienne

Our top Week 8 fantasy football running back rankings, wide receiver rankings, tight end rankings, and quarterback rankings. Week 8 fantasy football rankings to help you set those winning fantasy lineups. Who are the Week 8 matchup winners for your fantasy football teams at the Quarterback, Running Back, Wide Receiver, and Tight End positions? Which […]

Week 8 Tight End Rankings For Fantasy Football: Tyler Higbee, Zach Ertz, Taysom Hill, Hayden Hurst, Kyle Pitts, Cade Otton

Travis Kelce has been the biggest fantasy superstar at tight end over the past five years, and with him and Gerald Everett on a bye, the position as a whole takes a hit. Whether fantasy managers need one-week streamers or aid with start-or-sit decisions -- our Week 8 fantasy football tight end rankings, as of […]

Week 8 Quarterback Rankings for Fantasy Football: Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa, Daniel Jones, Jared Goff, Malik Willis, Sam Ehlinger

The Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers are on the bye this week; fantasy football managers will need to make smarter decisions as their teams will be without players from two high-octane offenses. Who can fantasy managers use to replace superstar quarterbacks such as Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert during their bye in Week […]

Is D.K. Metcalf Playing This Week? Should I Start Marquise Goodwin for Fantasy Football?

The Seattle Seahawks have been one of the league's most surprising teams in 2022. With quarterback Geno Smith having the best season of his career and rookie running back Kenneth Walker III emerging as a star, Seattle's offense has provided fantasy managers with quite a few fantasy points. Unfortunately, the team's number one wideout, D.K. […]

NFL Rookies to Watch for Fantasy Football Week 8 Including Kenneth Walker, Chris Olave, Tyler Allgeier, Garrett Wilson

The 2022 rookie class is shaping up to be a very strong one for fantasy managers. Last week, Chris Olave had a great showing in a losing effort for New Orleans, catching seven passes for 106 yards. Seahawks rookie running back Kenneth Walker III ran the ball 23 times for 167 yards and two scores […]

Giants Have Interest In Jerry Jeudy

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy could be available before Tuesday's trade deadline, according to multiple league sources. The New York Giants, who just traded first-rounder Kadarius Toney to the Kansas City Chiefs, have particular interest in Jeudy, according to a league source. Jeudy was a freshman at Alabama in 2017 when Giants head coach […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL WRs: Week 8 Updates for Davante Adams, DK Metcalf, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Deebo Samuel, Ja'Marr Chase

Welcome to Week 8 of the fantasy football season and the Saturday edition of our WR injury reports! Below you will find our fantasy football injuries report for wide receivers in Week 8 as of October 29th. The injury statuses for various NFL wide receivers are up in the air for Week 8, including Davante […]

Kenny Golladay Ruled Out For Week 8

New York Giants wide receiver Kenny Golladay (knee) will miss yet another game as the team heads into Seattle to face the Seahawks. Golladay's injury doesn't carry much significance since most fantasy managers have dropped him, but with Kadarius Toney headed to Kansas City via trade, his name could pop back up on the fantasy […]

Daniel Bellinger Has Return Timeline Of 2-6 Weeks

New York Giants tight end Daniel Bellinger underwent successful surgery to correct fractures around his eye and has been given a 2-6 week timeline to return from the scary injury. That said, Bellinger can be dropped in most fantasy leagues, as there are probably better "IR spot" stashes in fantasy football right now. Bellinger's ceiling […]

Week 8 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 8 of the NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. I will now be using […]

Giants Defense A Mid-Tier Option In Week 8

The defense of the New York Giants should be considered a mid-tier option in a Week 8 road matchup with the Seattle Seahawks. The Giants have recorded only one interception on defense this season (tied for the lowest in the NFL) and they've registered a 30.4% pressure rate (22nd in the NFL). Meanwhile, Seattle's offense […]

Graham Gano Remains Elite Option In Week 8

New York Giants kicker Graham Gano remains an elite kicking option in Week 8 against the Seattle Seahawks. The veteran kicker made all three of his field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point tries in Week 7 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars. The 35-year-old kicker has converted multiple field goals in five of the first seven […]

Darius Slayton Likely Worth Benching In Week 8

New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton is tough to trust in Week 8 against the Seattle Seahawks. Slayton has been inconsistent this season amid the injuries the Giants have had at the wide receiver position. The former fifth-round pick posted three receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown in Week 7, but he tallied […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 8: Russell Wilson, Najee Harris, Drake London

With injuries and middling performances ravaging fantasy teams to start the season, it's okay to consider benching players who were relatively highly drafted (top-100) for this week and moving forward. This may be hard to stomach as you bench your QB1 or RB1 for a free-agent acquisition, but sometimes such measures must be taken to […]

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 8

We're through seven weeks of fantasy football and just absorbed a brutal Week 7 filled with injuries, so let's move on with a dose of Rest-of-Season ranks. We aim to assess players moving forward as if we drafted today to help orient you to build winners through waivers or trades, so today we present Week […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 8 (2022)

You are already aware that wide receivers will play a critical role in the success of your teams. The undeniable volatility that exists with the running back position has also presented an increasing rationale for prioritizing wide receivers when you build your rosters – both at the onset of your drafts and as you manage […]

Wan'Dale Robinson A Solid WR3/Flex Option In Week 8

New York Giants wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson should be considered a WR or flex option in Week 8 versus the Denver Broncos. The rookie wide receiver led the Giants with eight targets in Week 7, resulting in him catching six of those for 50 yards. The Kentucky product has not totaled nine receptions, 87 yards, […]

Saquon Barkley Has Very Favorable Matchup In Week 8

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has an extremely favorable matchup in Week 8 against the Seattle Seahawks. The star running back continues to see a consistent workload each week with 18-plus touches in six of the first seven games of the season. The former first-round pick has also accumulated over 100 scrimmage yards […]

Quarterback Starts/Sits for Week 8 - QB vs. Pass Rush Matchups for Lineup Decisions

Week 8 of the NFL season is here, and the teams are starting to flesh themselves a little bit more with each passing week. There are still going to be results that surprise everyone, looking at you Chicago, but the teams at the top of the pyramid have slowly started to create a gap between […]

Daniel Jones A Viable Option In Week 8 Matchup With Seahawks

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is a viable option in Week 8 in a road matchup with the Seattle Seahawks. There could be potential rain in the forecast for Sunday's game, which would actually benefit Jones as he's been more effective with his legs this season. While the former first-round pick has thrown for […]

Dameon Pierce: The Running Back You Want This Year and Beyond

Dameon Pierce is having a historic season. With 505 rushing yards in his first six games, he is on pace for over 1,400 yards in the season, a feat only accomplished by 14 other rookies in NFL history. He’s the RB13 in PPR, and he’s had three top-12 finishes in the past four weeks. So […]

Should I Pickup Kadarius Toney After He Was Traded to the Chiefs? Fantasy Football Post Trade Outlook

The NFL trade deadline action continued Thursday as the Kansas City Chiefs acquired the Giants' former first-round wide receiver Kadarius Toney for a compensatory third-round pick and a sixth-round pick in 2023. Toney joins a Chiefs receiving core that includes JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Mecole Hardman, and Skyy Moore. This group has been meshing well […]

The King's Week 8 Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 8 lineup rankings in PPR, Half-PPR, and Standard formats. He also includes analysis of key players at each position. The rankings will continue to be updated as news breaks prior to Sunday's games. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter KING at checkout to […]

Kenny Golladay Remains Sidelined Thursday

New York Giants wide receiver Kenny Golladay (knee) was a non participant in Thursday's practice. The Giants traded Kadarius Toney to the Kansas City Chiefs earlier on Thursday, making Golladay the only injured wideout on New York's roster. The 28-year-old hasn't played since Week 4 and is trending in the wrong direction toward suiting up […]

Kadarius Toney (WR, KC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 25% of Leagues ANALYSIS: News just broke a few minutes ago regarding a trade between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Giants. The former is sending a bunch of picks to the latter in exchange for second-year wide receiver Kadarius Toney, as reported by […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 8 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 8, Rotoballers! This season, the DFS Value Plays will look at the word "value" from all angles. Usually, it implies a player that won't cost you much of your salary on DraftKings or FanDuel. However, if I see a quarterback, running […]

Chiefs Trade For Kadarius Toney

The Kansas City Chiefs acquired wide receiver Kadarius Toney (hamstrings) from the New York Giants on Thursday in exchange for a conditional third-round pick and a sixth-rounder in 2023, according to a source. Toney, the Giants' first-round pick in 2021, was an absolute bust with the team, playing in a total of 12 games through […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 8 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers.  Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid this week and a snapshot of the injuries that matter heading into the DFS main slate. We're looking at the […]