Injury Report2026 NFL Week 8

Out or Doubtful

• DeVonta Smith (WR, PHI). Out, hamstring. Listed as a nonparticipant Wednesday, missed Thursday, and remained sidelined Friday. Pivot: Makai Lemon (WR, PHI), who led the team last week with Smith out, catching seven of eight targets for 67 yards and a touchdown.
• Emeka Egbuka (WR, TB). Out, foot. With the concussion no longer the issue, Egbuka's availability is now being dictated by his foot injury. Pivot: Tez Johnson (WR, TB), with more snaps coming for him alongside veteran slot man Chris Godwin.
• Brian Robinson Jr. (RB, ATL). Out, hamstring. Pivot: Bijan Robinson (RB, ATL), fire him up with confidence since nobody is stealing goal line touches.

Questionable

• A.J. Brown (WR, NE). Limited Wednesday, then missed practice Thursday and Friday, putting his availability in serious doubt ahead of a 1:00 p.m. kickoff. Lean: sit. If Brown is out, DeMario Douglas, Efton Chism III, and Kyle Williams will start in three-wide sets.
• Breece Hall (RB, NYJ). Three straight limited practices, the team is calling him questionable, as they did last weekend before he was ruled out. Lean: sit. Start Braelon Allen (RB, NYJ), a great start against the Raiders, who are allowing the sixth-most fantasy points to running backs.
• Tee Higgins (WR, CIN). Limited in Friday's practice after not being on the injury report all week with a quad issue. Lean: start if active versus Tennessee, but keep a backup ready.
• Jaylen Waddle (WR, DEN). Questionable with the chest injury he re-aggravated in Week 7. Lean: sit in 12-team leagues.

Game-time Decisions

Brown, Hall, and Higgins all play at 1 PM ET, so inactives drop 90 minutes before kickoff. Keep a late-window player in your flex as a swap option. Good news: Saquon Barkley (RB, PHI), Lamar Jackson (QB, BAL), Rashee Rice (WR, KC), and Tyler Warren (TE, IND) carry no designation and are full go.