Week 8 Waiver Targets

Fantasy Football Waiver Adds To Consider

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One Week Season
October 21, 2025

By :: Tony Kneepkens (@tonytk44)

These are the top players to consider adding from waivers this week. Unless otherwise noted, all players below are available in greater than 50% of Yahoo leagues (as of Sunday evening). Priorities and FAAB recommendations are meant to differentiate between some of the options available and are assuming 12-team, single-QB, fantasy formats.

Week 8 teams on bye: Cardinals, Jaguars, Lions, Raiders, Rams, Seahawks

Fantasy managers will be digging deep into the waiver wire this week with six NFL teams on bye. This week, there are medium or higher priority options available at each position. Beyond some of the suggested long-term additions, I’ve also given some ideas for managers to consider for Week 8 spot starts.

QB Pickups

Jaxson Dart, NYG, Week 8 at PHI

  • Dart had his first-career three-TD passing day in the Giants’ wacky loss in Denver last week. He passed for 283 yards and added a rushing TD on the ground, his third rushing TD in four starts.

  • Medium-priority add. Dart has back-to-back solid fantasy finishes against tough Eagles and Broncos defenses. His rushing floor makes him a solid weekly starting option. Despite six teams on bye, QB is admittedly not the hardest-hit position but I think Dart is roster-worthy in all 12 team single-QB formats anyway.

  • 5 - 15% of FAAB.

Michael Penix Jr., ATL, Week 8 vs MIA

  • Penix underwhelmed in a loss to the 49ers, throwing 38 passes for a modest 241-1 passing line and losing a costly fumble in primetime on SNF. He’s day-to-day with a bruised foot, but he should have a great opportunity for a bounce-back game home against the generous Miami defense this week.

  • Low-priority add. While the Dolphins are admittedly worse against the run than the pass, they’ve only held one opponent, the lowly Jets, under 27 points and I don’t see the Falcons becoming the second. Penix is my favorite spot-starting option this week among the widely available pocket passers on the waiver wire.

  • 3% or less of FAAB.

RB Pickups

Kyle Monangai, CHI, Week 8 at BAL

  • Monangai, a seventh-round rookie RB, was afforded 16 of the team's 37 RB opportunities (43%) in their comfortable win over the Saints. He had performed admirably with his added opportunity, racking up 93 scrimmage yards and a rushing TD.

  • Medium-to-high priority add. Monangai is roster-worthy for simply being a primary backup RB on a good offense. If he keeps anything close to a 40% split with Swift, he’s going to be even more fantasy relevant than that with some potential standalone Flex value along with his contingent upside.

  • 15 - 30% of FAAB.

Tyrone Tracy, NYG, Week 8 at PHI

  • Tracy handled a third of the Giants’ RB carries last week, rushing nine times for 46 yards highlighted by a 31-yard TD scamper in their loss to the Broncos. Tracy’s rushing role has been ascending the past two games, but he didn’t receive a target in the passing game either week.

  • Medium-priority add. This is a longer-term hold than a recommendation for an immediate spot start. Skattebo has been solid and is certainly the preferred back at the moment, but Tracy showed just last year (1,100 scrimmage yards, 38 receptions) he has the skill set to thrive in a more featured RB role when called upon.

  • 5 - 15% of FAAB.

Some additional RB adds to consider for Week 8 spot starts ::

  • Tyler Allgeier (ATL, home vs MIA) - There seems likely to be enough RB production to go around for two Falcons RBs this week against a Dolphins team allowing over 150 rushing yards per game at over 5.0 yards per carry.

  • Tyjae Spears (TEN, at IND) - Has 90 scrimmage yards over the past two weeks and had four targets each game. I like him as a spot starter in PPR formats.

  • Kenneth Gainwell (PIT, home vs GB) - A similar play to Spears, a less exciting player on a more exciting offense, he has reasonable PPR floor if you need him.

Some additional lower-priority RB handcuffs to consider stashing ::

  • Brian Robinson (SF) - Tied a season high with nine carries last week, rushing for 36 yards. One of the best handcuff RBs in fantasy football.

  • Jaydon Blue (DAL) - Primary backup RB in Dallas. Saw the most work of his career last week (eight touches for 34 yards) playing at the end of the Cowboys’ lopsided victory.

  • Emanuel Wilson (GB) - Top handcuff for Josh Jacobs who was added to last week’s injury report with a calf issue that he eventually played through.

WR Pickups

Kayshon Boutte, NE, Week 8 vs CLE 

  • Boutte continued his hot streak with another 2-55-1 receiving line in the Pats comfortable win against the Titans. Over his past three games, Boutte has caught all ten of his targets for 191 yards and scored three TDs.

  • Medium-priority add. I’m pretty neutral on Kayshon this week specifically in a tough matchup against the Browns but he’s my favorite long-term add at the WR position. I believe the Drake Maye breakout season will continue into the second half of the year, and I believe KB is going to be along for the ride.

  • 10 - 20% of FAAB.

Troy Franklin, DEN, Week 8 vs DAL 

  • Franklin tied for a team high with 10 targets last week but had just a 3-19-1 receiving line to show for it, even his TD catch came on a fluky tipped pass. The second-year WR has only topped 50 receiving yards once in five games since his breakout game in Week 2, but he’s seen 4+ targets each week including some looks deep down the field.

  • Medium-priority add. The Broncos have the best fantasy matchup there is on paper against a generous Cowboys pass defense. I think Franklin is a reasonable spot starter in most formats but I’d assume he’d get there on a big play or two rather than another eight-catch game like had in Week 2.

  • 10% or less of FAAB.

Some additional WR adds to consider for Week 8 spot starts ::

  • Darnell Mooney (ATL, home vs MIA) - Led the Falcons with 68 receiving yards last week. Playing the Dolphins, etc.

  • Marvin Mims Jr. (DEN, home vs DAL) - Had a better game than Franklin last week on fewer targets, catching six of his seven looks for 85 yards and adding a carry for 13 yards. If he’s your preferred Broncos WR option against a generous Dallas defense, I won’t argue.

  • Tez Johnson (TB, at NO) - Mike Evans will be missing plenty of time after his exit on MNF due to a broken collarbone, so Johnson should be involved in the game plan again in Week 8 at the Saints and beyond. The rookie speedster has caught TDs from Baker Mayfield in consecutive weeks.

  • Alec Pierce (IND, home vs TEN) - Led the Colts with 10 targets last week and had a solid 5-98 stat line in a game slot WR Josh Downs missed with a concussion. Assuming Downs is back, I still like AP as a bet on catching a long TD home against the division-rival Titans.

  • Elic Ayomanor (TEN, at IND) - The rookie fourth-rounder has 4+ targets in every game. His QB Cam Ward showed some signs of life under interim HC Mike McCoy, clearing both a 70% completion rate and 7.0 YPA for the first time in his career. They should be passing plenty as two-TD underdogs in Indy.

  • Sterling Shepard (TB, at NO) - An option for deeper PPR formats.

TE Pickups

Oronde Gadsden, LAC, Week 8 vs MIA

  • Gadsden had a breakout 7-164-1 game in the Chargers’ Week 7 loss to the Colts, including a 53-yard reception and a red zone TD catch. He had the most receiving yards by a TE in a game this NFL season. OG now has 17 targets (18% target share) over his last two games, with seven catches each week.

  • High-priority add. Gadsden broke out in a big way with all three of the Chargers top WRs playing major roles last week. While Herbert isn’t going to be throwing 55 passes each week, a mid-to-high-teens target share overall seems sustainable for an ascending TE tied to one of the league’s top QBs.

  • 20 - 40% of FAAB.

Colston Loveland, CHI, Week 8 at BAL

  • Loveland’s TE teammate Cole Kmet left the Bears’ Week 7 victory in the second half with a back injury and didn’t return. Loveland finished third on the team with four targets last week in a game Chicago led from start to finish and only passed 26 times.

  • Medium-priority add. Loveland seemed far from completely passing Kmet on the depth chart, but his receiving role had been steadily increasing even before Kmet went down. Now he seems likely to get a chance at his most expansive role yet at Baltimore in what could be a high-scoring game environment that already has an early 50.5-point implied total.

  • 10 - 20% of FAAB.

Some additional lower-priority TE adds to consider ::

  • Isaiah Likely (BAL) - Should be as healthy as he’s been all year coming out of the Ravens’ bye and hopefully getting superstar QB Lamar Jackson back this week as well.

  • Theo Johnson (NYG) - Had season highs in targets and receiving yards last week, highlighted by his 41-yard TD catch.

DEFENSE (Top pickups for Week 8)

  1. Colts (home vs Titans) worthy of ~$5 FAAB as a spot starter

  2. Buccaneers (at Saints)

  3. Falcons (vs Dolphins)

  4. Ravens (vs Bears)