Fantasy Football Week 8: Waiver wire pickups

Every week, we highlight the top potential waiver pickups who remain available in at least 50% of Yahoo fantasy football leagues. If you find yourself with urgent roster needs entering Week 8, the names below deserve attention.

Quarterbacks

Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins (45% rostered)

Last year’s NFL leader in passing yardage will return to practice this week for Miami, and he’s a decent bet to get back on the field in Week 8. Tagovailoa obviously can’t fix everything that’s wrong with the Dolphins, but he can at least unlock Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, who were again missing in action on Sunday.

Tua averaged 272.0 passing YPG in 2023 and there’s no reason to think he can’t match that production over the balance of the current season. Miami is headed into a matchup with Arizona, a user-friendly pass defense coming off a short week. It’s an excellent spot for Tagovailoa to get rolling again.

Recommended FAB offer (assuming $100 budget): $7

Drake Maye, New England Patriots (16%)

Another week, another multi-touchdown game for Maye. He’s passed for 519 yards and five scores in his first two starts for New England, adding 56 yards on the ground. The degree-of-difficulty certainly goes up in Week 8 when the Pats host the Jets, but there are plenty of prime matchups ahead, including games against the Rams, Colts and Cardinals.

Maye has definitely missed a few throws, as rookies do, but his best moments have been pretty special:

We haven’t yet seen a huge rushing performance from Maye, but we can assume it’s coming. He ran for over 1,100 yards in his final two collegiate seasons and he flashed plenty of rushing upside in the preseason.

FAB: $6

Additional QB options:

Justin Herbert is driving a relatively low-volume passing offense these days, limiting his weekly appeal. But he’s about to face the Saints — a team that’s allowed 134 points over its last four games.

Russell Wilson had a few wild misfires on Sunday night while finishing 16-for-29, but, in…

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Publish date : 2024-10-21 14:39:28

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