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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 backs, wide receivers, tight ends, quarterbacks, defenses, kickers, IDP leagues, and players to consider dropping.
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- NFL rookie fantasy football rankings
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- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
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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