by Optimus Staff
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It’s been a wild ride for fantasy football managers in 2024. The uncertainty and injuries make making intelligent decisions with your Week 8 waiver wire claims even more critical.
Here are two streamable TEs in situations favorable for fantasy production this week and beyond. Lock these players down on your Week 8 fantasy football waiver wire to shore up your rosters for a fantasy football playoff push.
Week 8 Waiver Wire Adds | TEs
*Rostership percentages courtesy of FantasyPros waiver wire rankings
Ben Sinnott (TE – WAS) | 1.5%
The second-best TE in the 2024 rookie class had a breakout in Week 8, folks.
To be fair, “breakout” is a relative term for TEs. Rookie Ben Sinnott, the breakout bookend in question, caught his first and only NFL pass on Sunday. That pass just happened to be a TD from Commanders back-up QB Marcus Mariota in a blowout win over Carolina. That catch locked Sinnot in as the PPR TE18 (8.6 fantasy points) for Week 7.
I know that’s not impressive. It was a junk-time TD from a backup signal caller against a bad team. However, let’s not forget that around this time last year, rookie TE Trey Mcbride began his ascension to elite status while behind Zach Ertz in Arizona. Sinnot is also behind Ertz this season in Washington.
Is the comparison a reach? Probably. But so is trying to find a reliable starting TE. With rookie QB Jayden Daniels likely sidelined a week or two, Mariota could look to Sinnott, as the two have been matched all season long with the second team in practice. It’s not guaranteed, but Chargers TE Will Dissly was the overall PPR TE7 this week, so don’t count it out.
Cade Otton (TE – TB) | 33.3%
If you hesitated to roster Buccaneers TE Cade Otton before, you shouldn’t now. With WR Chris Godwin (ankle) done for the season and fellow WR Mike Evans (hamstring) out for the next few weeks, the Tampa Bay offense doesn’t have many target options for QB Baker Mayfield.
In his third NFL season, Otton has already established himself as a reliable TE in fantasy football. He is currently the overall TE12 in PPR formats, and this past Monday saw a season-high 10 targets and 100 receiving yards. With Evans and Godwin out, that volume isn’t going away soon.
Mayfield will have limited reliable options moving forward, with RB Rachaad White, WR Sterling Shepard and rookie Jalen McMillan being the most reliable outside of Otton.
This isn’t rocket science, folks. Get Otton on your roster.
The Rest
Zach Ertz (TE –WAS)|42.2%
Hunter Henry (TE –NE) | 34.5%
Noah Fant (TE – SEA) | 19.3%
Jonnu Smith (TE – MIA) | 5.7%
Juwan Johnson (TE – NO) 5.4%
by Optimus Staff
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It’s been a wild ride for fantasy football managers in 2024. The uncertainty and injuries make making intelligent decisions with your Week 8 waiver wire claims even more critical.
Here are two streamable TEs in situations favorable for fantasy production this week and beyond. Lock these players down on your Week 8 fantasy football waiver wire to shore up your rosters for a fantasy football playoff push.
Week 8 Waiver Wire Adds | TEs
*Rostership percentages courtesy of FantasyPros waiver wire rankings
Ben Sinnott (TE – WAS) | 1.5%
The second-best TE in the 2024 rookie class had a breakout in Week 8, folks.
To be fair, “breakout” is a relative term for TEs. Rookie Ben Sinnott, the breakout bookend in question, caught his first and only NFL pass on Sunday. That pass just happened to be a TD from Commanders back-up QB Marcus Mariota in a blowout win over Carolina. That catch locked Sinnot in as the PPR TE18 (8.6 fantasy points) for Week 7.
I know that’s not impressive. It was a junk-time TD from a backup signal caller against a bad team. However, let’s not forget that around this time last year, rookie TE Trey Mcbride began his ascension to elite status while behind Zach Ertz in Arizona. Sinnot is also behind Ertz this season in Washington.
Is the comparison a reach? Probably. But so is trying to find a reliable starting TE. With rookie QB Jayden Daniels likely sidelined a week or two, Mariota could look to Sinnott, as the two have been matched all season long with the second team in practice. It’s not guaranteed, but Chargers TE Will Dissly was the overall PPR TE7 this week, so don’t count it out.
Cade Otton (TE – TB) | 33.3%
If you hesitated to roster Buccaneers TE Cade Otton before, you shouldn’t now. With WR Chris Godwin (ankle) done for the season and fellow WR Mike Evans (hamstring) out for the next few weeks, the Tampa Bay offense doesn’t have many target options for QB Baker Mayfield.
In his third NFL season, Otton has already established himself as a reliable TE in fantasy football. He is currently the overall TE12 in PPR formats, and this past Monday saw a season-high 10 targets and 100 receiving yards. With Evans and Godwin out, that volume isn’t going away soon.
Mayfield will have limited reliable options moving forward, with RB Rachaad White, WR Sterling Shepard and rookie Jalen McMillan being the most reliable outside of Otton.
This isn’t rocket science, folks. Get Otton on your roster.
The Rest
Zach Ertz (TE –WAS)|42.2%
Hunter Henry (TE –NE) | 34.5%
Noah Fant (TE – SEA) | 19.3%
Jonnu Smith (TE – MIA) | 5.7%
Juwan Johnson (TE – NO) 5.4%
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