Start / Sit2026 NFL Week 8
Published Thursday, October 29, 2026
Three close calls, two big names to bench, and the flex of the week. Researched live by AI from that week's news, so verify before you act.
Start
- Chase Brown (RB, CIN) over Quinshon Judkins (RB, CLE). The Bengals are 10-point home favorites with a 28.25 implied total and Brown does have at least 15 touches in every game, while Pittsburgh has allowed the third-lowest rushing success rate, and they've held Jonathan Taylor, Chase Brown and Bucky Irving to fewer than 12 fantasy points.
- Stefon Diggs (WR, WAS) over Jakobi Meyers (WR, JAX). Diggs had already established a high floor, with at least four catches and six targets in every game, but he'll have a much higher ceiling with Terry McLaurin out for the season, and the Eagles allow the second-most fantasy points per game to receivers.
- Tre Tucker (WR, LV) over Rome Odunze (WR, CHI). Tucker has 10 catches for 200 yards and three touchdowns on 19 targets over the past two weeks, while Seattle has allowed the fewest fantasy points per game to wide receivers, yielding a league-low 91.7 receiving YPG.
Sit
- Xavier Worthy (WR, KC). Worthy had 70-plus receiving yards on both sides of the Week 5 bye, but he's posted 25 or fewer in every other game this season, with just one touchdown, and now draws a stingy Denver defense.
- Aaron Jones (RB, MIN). Jones was unable to practice on Wednesday due to a knee injury, and after taking a clear backseat to Jordan Mason in Week 7, it seems like Mason will be locked into heavy usage again in Week 8.
Flex of the Week
Omar Cooper Jr. (WR, NYJ). Two consecutive weeks of earning five-plus targets and finding the end zone make him a WR3/flex play, and the Las Vegas Raiders allowing the 13th most PPG to wide receivers this year keeps the matchup friendly.
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