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Patriots TE Hunter Henry has been productive and got an upgrade with Drake Maye at QB but still remains available in more than half of fantasy football leagues heading into Week 8. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Week 7’s fantasy football sleeper page produced a mediocre return. JuJu Smith-Schuster’s case vanished quickly via an early injury, and although Drake Maye clicked, we paired him with the wrong pass-catcher. Cade Otton (TE5) was the best pick of the week, and Noah Fant (TE15) was somewhat useful.
Now we’re onto Week 8, with an obvious caveat; there are no byes on this slate. Hopefully, your roster is filled with several slam-dunk options, as you want to play the hits whenever possible. But we also want to keep collecting depth weekly, and we know some of the players below will be useful in deeper formats.
Here’s a look at several Week 8 fantasy football sleepers to consider:
WR Rashod Bateman at Browns (41% rostered)
Bateman is finally coming around in his fourth season, on a 12-250-2 binge the last three weeks. Alas, he’ll likely have to do it on modest volume, as he’s only collected 16 targets over that span. Perhaps Zay Flowers won’t be 100% after last week’s ankle injury, which could push Bateman into a more prominent role. And the Browns pass defense has been leaky most of the year, the fifth-best matchup for opposing wide receivers.
WR Jalen McMillan vs. Falcons (42%)
It’s not clear how the Buccaneers will react to the gigantic losses of Chris Godwin (season) and Mike Evans (multiple weeks), but McMillan is a plausible place to start. He’s a good fit for the slot role Godwin was thriving in, and the Bucs did skim nine opportunities to McMillan last week, even if only 26 yards came from it. Deeper-league managers might look to Sterling Shepard (Baker Mayfield’s college teammate) or Trey Palmer, but given how most teams look to attack Atlanta through the slot, McMillan’s skill set and pedigree draw my attention first.
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Publish date : 2024-10-24 15:51:46
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