Fantasy Football Start 'Em Sit 'Em Week 8

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by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen

Sportz Nation - 10/29/2026

Quarterbacks

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Jacoby Brissett at DAL

Jacoby Brissett’s fantasy production has been up and down all season long, but a lot of that has been dictated by his matchup. Dallas defense is bottom ten is most statistical categories, making Brissett a great streamer candidate should your QB1 be on a bye.

Trevor Lawrence vs IND

Coming off his bye week, Trevor Lawrence has a prime opportunity to post borderline elite fantasy stats. He has been pretty solid this year, but this is his first real chance to breakout against a poor Colts defense. With the Colts allowing the 12th most points to QBs as well as the 4th most yards per attempt, expect Lawrence to be slinging the ball downfield early and often.

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Caleb Williams at SEA

Caleb has been doing very good in his 2 weeks back on the field after his quad injury including beating both the Falcons and Patriots. He had 21.5 against the Pats and 13.9 in Atlanta but going to Seattle is a completely different beast. We saw Mahomes get completely stymied by the Seahawks last week and I'm not so sure I don't trust the Chiefs' offense even more than the Bears right now.

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Pat Mahomes at DEN

And speaking of Mahomes... Last week was probably the worst game of his career in Seattle and one week after having a similarly bas game against the Chargers. While both he and the team are in the midst of an offensive funk, they will now travel to Denver in what is probably the other best home field advantage in the NFL.

Running Backs

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Tony Pollard at CIN

Tony Pollard ran wild in what was a career day last week, producing an incredible 25 carries for 129 yards and 3 TDs. Though it’s likely Pollard won’t hit near that mark again this year, he still possesses start-worthy upside with his running mate Tyjae Spears still dealing with an injury. With Pollard set to be the bellow once again, he might push through the tough matchup and produce more RB2/RB3 type numbers that are absolutely worth a spot in your lineup.

Rachaad White vs PHI

Rachaad White will be stepping into a second consecutive week of RB1 duties with Jacory Croskey-Merritt on IR. The Commanders are extremely banged up offensively, with the likes of Terry McLaurin out for the year and Stefon Diggs in and out of practice. Being the receiving back he is, I think White has great upside on the ground and through the air against an Eagles defense that allows the third most rushing yards per game to RBs.

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Jonathan Taylor at JAX

JT gets on this list for obvious reasons as we seem to be witnessing the implosion of an organization in real time in front of our eyes. With rumors indicating Taylor may be the next Colt to be traded, he may finally have an off game this week especially when the team travels to division rival Jacksonville who ranks 2nd in Fantasy against RBs this season.

Saquon Barkley at WAS

Barkley is the only thing the Eagles can hang their head on right now after a slew of injuries has legitimately brough them from a Top-10 team to a Bottom-5 team in a matter of 2 weeks. Washington's defense has been pretty good against the run this season as well, ranking 7th against Fantasy RBs this season and will definitely be zeroing in on Barkley for this game.

Wide Receivers

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Michael Wilson at DAL

I think this could be a breakout game for Michael Wilson. He has been in a bit of a slump lately due to some very tough matchups, but this week may be the easiest matchup to date. Wilson has been consistently targeted all season long, with his targets not dropping below 7, but I think he can execute nicely on his chances against a Cowboys defense that gives up the 6th most fantasy points to WRs and a TD a game. Wilson has been limited due to a rib injury, so be on the lookout for that, but if he plays he should be considered a borderline WR1 this week.

DJ Moore vs BAL

Fantasy managers rejoice; this might finally be the week DJ Moore makes his return from injury. If this is the case, it comes at a great time. Baltimore allows the 8th most fantasy points to WRs and 3rd most yards, making Moore a must start in any formats should he be good to go for Buffalo.

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Christian Watson vs CAR

After starting the season off with more than a few incredible games, we're starting to see Watson cool down as the Packers begin to get back to their roots and spread the ball around to others like Golden, Kraft and Jacobs. We saw him become more of a chain mover than scorer in the past two weeks against bad defenses like Detroit and Dallas, and with Carolina ranking 5th against receivers and Josh Jacobs in for a HUGE day, I'd keep Watson as a maybe-FLEX option this week.

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AJ Brown at MIA

In his first 3 games as a Patriots, Brown has averaged 3 catches for 34 yards and 0 touchdowns. To make matters worse Brown has still been limited in practice this week with the same lingering knee injury and will be travelling to Miami where the Patriots have historically disappointed. You can put him back in your lineups next week but skip this one for Brown.

Tight Ends

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Hunter Henry at MIA

The emergence of Eli Raridon could be a concern, but Hunter Henry should continue to be a common target for QB Drake Maye against the Dolphins. Henry will likely be even more involved than usual with AJ Brown not practicing on Thursday. If Brown isn’t 100% or good to play on Sunday, Henry could have a heavily targeted day against a Dolphins defense that ranks 3rd worst in points allowed and 4th worst in TDs allowed to TEs

Dallas Goedert at WAS

After another modest performance last week, Dallas Goedert is a prime bounce back candidate this week. With the likes of Devonta Smith and Saquon Barkley out of practice once again this far this week, Goedert could find himself as the primary target in the Eagles’ banged up offense. Goedert’s matchup is also extremely favorable, with the Commanders allowing the 2nd most fantasy points and 7th most yards to TEs

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Tyler Warren at JAX

Warren is in the same boat as Taylor; in the middle of a season that his team is actively throwing away, but he is dealing with an injury and even if he DOES play, he'll be dependant on Daniel Jones getting him the ball. Speaking as someone who has watched every snap of the Colts this season, that's not something you want to depend on.

Sam LaPorta vs MIN

LaPorta has a very weird atmosphere around him now that he's spoken publicly about his ongoing contract negotiations last Tuesday on the Pardon My Take Podcast. His next game against Green Bay saw LaPorta grab only 1 catch on 2 targets. Now that the Lions will have to take on the daunting Vikings' defense which ranks #1 against Fantasy Tight Ends, the time to look for a replacement Tight End for LaPorta is definitely now.