by Optimus Staff
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Another week of NFL and fantasy football action is upon us, and there are decisions to be made for your Week 8 waiver wire additions. Now that we are midway through the fantasy football season, these decisions can be critical to your squad’s success. Here are three QBs to help you get by in Week 8 – and beyond – in this wild fantasy football season.
Week 8 Waiver Wire Adds | QBs
*Rostership percentages courtesy of FantasyPros waiver wire rankings
Jameis Winston (QB – CLE) | 1.2%
We all know what happened this past Sunday in Cleveland and how we feel about it. There’s no need to rehash that here because it’s next man up for the head coach, Kevin Stefanski, and company.
While backup Dorian Thompson-Robinson stepped in after Deshaun Watson‘s injury, he soon exited the game with a thumb injury on his throwing hand. Veteran Jameis Winston entered the game for Cleveland, throwing the only touchdown for the Browns on Sunday.
Thompson-Robinson will likely miss Week 8, which means we get to see Winston for 60 minutes this weekend against Baltimore. Sure, the match-up isn’t great, but Winston will do what he does best: sling it like a wild man.
Indeed, this team isn’t loaded with top-notch talent, but that shouldn’t matter for Winston’s fantasy value. As long as he’s putting the ball downfield to Jerry Jeudy, Cedric Tillman and David Njoku, he’s a candidate to be a top 10 fantasy football QB every week he’s behind center.
Russell Wilson (QB – DEN) | 9%
I tried to tell you.
The QB9 through 16 weeks in 2023 – before being benched by the Denver Broncos for asinine political and financial reasons – showed out in his first start with a talented offense.
To be fair (insert Letterkenny gif), I didn’t foresee Chef DangeRuss punctuating his return by locking in as the fantasy QB3.
Can Wilson keep this up? Well, he did it against a Jets D/ST that has allowed an average of 13 fantasy points to QBs this season, which ranks fourth among all units. His next three opponents are the Giants, Commanders and Ravens, who all rank in the bottom half of fantasy points allowed to QBs.
You don’t have to like it. You just have to enjoy winning. Wilson has proven to produce consistently in fantasy football, regardless of the situation.
In his widely mocked 2022 season in Denver, Wilson was the overall QB16 despite missing two games.
In 2QB and Superflex formats, this is a no-brainer. In 1QB formats, he is worth serious consideration as a plug-and-play universal handcuff that could become a must-start in the fantasy football playoffs.
The Rest
Justin Herbert (QB – LAC) | 47.4%
Tua Tagovailoa (QB – MIA) | 42.5%
Drake Maye (QB – LAC) | 18.1%
Bo Nix (QB – DEN) | 16.9%
Nate Polvogt is a Co-Founder and the lead senior analyst for Optimus Fantasy Football. Find more from Nate on X (formerly Twitter) @NatePolvogt and on Optimus Fantasy
by Optimus Staff
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Another week of NFL and fantasy football action is upon us, and there are decisions to be made for your Week 8 waiver wire additions. Now that we are midway through the fantasy football season, these decisions can be critical to your squad’s success. Here are three QBs to help you get by in Week 8 – and beyond – in this wild fantasy football season.
Week 8 Waiver Wire Adds | QBs
*Rostership percentages courtesy of FantasyPros waiver wire rankings
Jameis Winston (QB – CLE) | 1.2%
We all know what happened this past Sunday in Cleveland and how we feel about it. There’s no need to rehash that here because it’s next man up for the head coach, Kevin Stefanski, and company.
While backup Dorian Thompson-Robinson stepped in after Deshaun Watson‘s injury, he soon exited the game with a thumb injury on his throwing hand. Veteran Jameis Winston entered the game for Cleveland, throwing the only touchdown for the Browns on Sunday.
Thompson-Robinson will likely miss Week 8, which means we get to see Winston for 60 minutes this weekend against Baltimore. Sure, the match-up isn’t great, but Winston will do what he does best: sling it like a wild man.
Indeed, this team isn’t loaded with top-notch talent, but that shouldn’t matter for Winston’s fantasy value. As long as he’s putting the ball downfield to Jerry Jeudy, Cedric Tillman and David Njoku, he’s a candidate to be a top 10 fantasy football QB every week he’s behind center.
Russell Wilson (QB – DEN) | 9%
I tried to tell you.
The QB9 through 16 weeks in 2023 – before being benched by the Denver Broncos for asinine political and financial reasons – showed out in his first start with a talented offense.
To be fair (insert Letterkenny gif), I didn’t foresee Chef DangeRuss punctuating his return by locking in as the fantasy QB3.
Can Wilson keep this up? Well, he did it against a Jets D/ST that has allowed an average of 13 fantasy points to QBs this season, which ranks fourth among all units. His next three opponents are the Giants, Commanders and Ravens, who all rank in the bottom half of fantasy points allowed to QBs.
You don’t have to like it. You just have to enjoy winning. Wilson has proven to produce consistently in fantasy football, regardless of the situation.
In his widely mocked 2022 season in Denver, Wilson was the overall QB16 despite missing two games.
In 2QB and Superflex formats, this is a no-brainer. In 1QB formats, he is worth serious consideration as a plug-and-play universal handcuff that could become a must-start in the fantasy football playoffs.
The Rest
Justin Herbert (QB – LAC) | 47.4%
Tua Tagovailoa (QB – MIA) | 42.5%
Drake Maye (QB – LAC) | 18.1%
Bo Nix (QB – DEN) | 16.9%
Nate Polvogt is a Co-Founder and the lead senior analyst for Optimus Fantasy Football. Find more from Nate on X (formerly Twitter) @NatePolvogt and on Optimus Fantasy
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