Bye Week Look-Ahead2026 NFL Week 8

Teams on Bye

Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers

Starters on Bye

• Christian McCaffrey (RB, SF). Starts in nearly every lineup, and the bye gives his thigh an extra week after Sunday's scare.
• Nico Collins (WR, HOU). A locked-in WR1 in almost all leagues.
• Malik Nabers (WR, NYG). Started everywhere coming off his 12-catch, 165-yard game in Week 6.
• Chris Olave (WR, NO). Leads the Saints in targets and is a weekly WR2 start.
• George Kittle (TE, SF). One of the few tight ends started in most leagues.

Fill-ins to Add

• Rachaad White (RB, WAS). Available in most leagues. He played 69 percent of snaps as the lead back before the bye with Jacory Croskey-Merritt on injured reserve, and he gets a banged-up Eagles defense on Sunday night in a game the Commanders are favored to win.
• Omar Cooper Jr. (WR, NYJ). Available in most leagues. The rookie has back-to-back games of 19 or more PPR points, including a 5-115-1 line in Week 7, and defenses keying on Garrett Wilson keep leaving him open.
• Jacoby Brissett (QB, ARI). Available in most leagues. With Brock Purdy and C.J. Stroud both off, he is a simple one-week stream at Dallas against a defense that gives up points, just know his hold on the job is shaky beyond this week.