Properly, that was an attention-grabbing early window within the Week 8 fantasy soccer slate. Issues have been wanting fairly bleak within the first half of video games earlier than a flurry of fantasy factors and thrilling finishes got here within the second half. There's nonetheless loads of motion left however we're already pondering forward to Week 9 as we hit the midway mark of the 2026 NFL season. Beneath are some early waiver wire pickups to think about as we head into subsequent week.
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Tyler Allgeier, RB, Cardinals (52% rostered)
Allgeier climbs simply over the same old threshold we use for roster share with this waiver piece. However we'll make an exception given his Week 8 efficiency. We had been searching for one of these sport the earlier two weeks with rookie Jeremiyah Love banged up. As a substitute, it was Bam Knight who stepped up and carried out effectively.
However in Week 8, issues shifted huge time. Love and Knight each bought injured towards the Cowboys and it pressured Arizona to lean on Allgeier, who didn’t disappoint. He had one of the crucial environment friendly video games by a again we've ever seen, taking simply 16 touches (5 catches) for 191 whole yards and two touchdowns. Allgeier completed with 36.60 fantasy factors; he had a mixed 40 fantasy factors within the earlier seven video games. If Love and Knight are out, Allgeier is within the RB2/3 dialog shifting ahead. Simply know subsequent week's matchup towards the Seahawks just isn’t superb.
Adonai Mitchell, WR, Jets (11% rostered)
We had just about written off Mitchell after final week. He should have gotten offended. After coming back from harm, AD put up a goose egg on three targets in Week 7 towards the Dolphins. Rookie Omar Cooper Jr. had a second straight 20+ fantasy-point outing.
Properly, the roles reversed in Week 8 towards the Raiders.
Cooper was non-existent, ending the sport with no goal. Mitchell, alternatively, led the receiving group with a 7-142-1 line for 23.7 fantasy factors, ending the 1 p.m. ET Sunday window because the WR1 total. This Jets passing sport is clearly going to be powerful to crack. Garrett Wilson voiced frustration after final week's sport and noticed 10 targets this week. The Cooper disappearing act, you'd assume, received't turn out to be the norm.
Mitchell seemed too good to go away on the wire in deeper codecs. He could also be risky however we all know what his ceiling appears to be like like when peppered with targets. Mitchell will likely be a good WR3/flex possibility shifting ahead, although the Chiefs on the street subsequent week aren't an excellent draw.
Ryan Flournoy, WR, Cowboys (34% rostered on Yahoo)
Yahoo analyst Scott Pianowski loves his carnival groups and the Cowboys have been precisely that this season — good offense, dangerous protection. So, with a powerful offense and passing sport come a number of pass-catchers who can thrive. Flournoy is carving out a pleasant position because the third possibility behind CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. There's clear chemistry with QB Dak Prescott as effectively, developed over the previous three seasons.
Flournoy now has two touchdowns up to now three video games and has at the least 9 fantasy factors in 4 straight weeks. He's additionally not a foul bench stash contemplating what his position would turn out to be if one thing have been to occur to Lamb or Pickens, the latter of whom was questionable going into Week 8 (however energetic). Regardless of being the third possibility, Flournoy is a helpful flex in PPR codecs, and a receiver who has upside as we head into the second half of the season.
Seth McGowan, RB, Colts (32% rostered)
If Week 8 was the final sport for Jonathan Taylor in a Colts uniform, that may be sort of unhappy. Indy bought demolished on the street by the Jaguars on Sunday, and JT completed with simply 47 whole yards on 12 touches, additionally dropping a fumble. The rookie McGowan solely had 5 carries for 29 yards, however you've bought to assume the Colts may make some extra offers after this dismal efficiency.
If Taylor will get traded earlier than Week 9, McGowan would probably be thrust into the featured again position. Second-year participant DJ Giddens is the one different again on the roster proper now. If McGowan is taken in your league, Giddens isn't a foul add both. He ended up getting some garbage-time runs, ending with 31 yards on 4 carries.
Beginning operating backs don't develop on timber for fantasy, so having the ability to snag a possible starter off the waiver wire this late into the season is a chance you possibly can't move up. The Colts are nonetheless very dangerous, so mood expectations for McGowan, however the seventh-rounder ought to get a protracted look and will see upwards of double-digit touches per week.