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Week 8 Fantasy Football Toolkit: Start/sit advice, rankings, sleepers, more

Week 8 Fantasy Football Toolkit: Start/sit advice, rankings, sleepers, more

Yahoo Sports Fantasy Staff Thu, October 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM UTC · 4 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Every week, you'll need help making those tough fantasy football lineup decisions. Luckily for you, the team at Yahoo has everything you need to prep for the week with updated rankings for Half-PPR and Full-PPR formats, as well as plenty of analysis via articles, video and audio. Below you'll find a complete set of links to help you with all your fantasy football needs for the week.

The Hub: All our rankings, all in one place

QB | RB | WR | TE | FLEX | D/ST | Kickers

QB | RB | WR | TE | FLEX | D/ST | Kickers

Analyst Hayden Winks shares his Blueprint for the top running backs and wide receivers for Week 8, breaking down each player's outlook. He also provides an overview of the onesie positions.

5 things that stood out on film from Week 7

5 players we're higher on, 5 we're lower on for Week 8 (coming soon)

Harmon: Rest-of-season outlook for top rookie wide receivers

Jonathan Taylor Trade Scenarios: Top fantasy landing spots for Colts RB

Week 8 Sleepers: Scott Pianowski's underrated plays off the waiver wire

Boone's Trade Tips: 4 players to buy, 4 to sell going into Week 8

Week 8 Stock Report: Top risers and fallers off the latest action

Pianowski: 5 RBs who are living off the PPR scam

FLEX Fit: Joel Smyth provides help to managers with tough lineup calls

Allen: Why these top NFL teams aren't giving us much for fantasy

Week 8 Panic Meter: Players we're concerned about moving forward

Pianowski: 10 most common players on eliminated Death League teams

Overlooked Stats: Joel Smyth goes over 10 key stats from Week 7

Week 8 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Lineup advice from Justin Boone

Roundtable: Our analysts share their bold prediction for the week

Here's what to do about these 5 polarizing players this week

Traffic Report: Green, yellow, red light lineup options

Week 8 Matchups to Exploit: Players in great spots

Week 8 Fades: 6 players to consider benching

Injury tracker: Monitoring status updates for Week 8

Week 8 Backup RB Rankings: Top-10 second-stringers to note

Waiver Wire: Pickups to make at each position for Week 8

Cowboys Save Season + Panic Meter: Is it over for Nico, JJ?

2025 RB Class Check-In: Who to buy, sell in dynasty

Data Dump: 10 fantasy data points you need to know for Week 8

Yahoo Fantasy Football Expert League Recap for Week 7

Week 7 Recap: Breaking down each game for fantasy

Week 8 Waiver Wire: Prioritize these rookie wideouts

32 Teams. 32 Facts: Everything you need to know to dominate Week 8

Week 8 Rankings: Going over top-37 running backs

Week 8 Rankings: Going over top-42 wide receivers (coming soon)

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Master and Commanders: How will WAS split backfield in Week 8?

NFL Trade Rumors: Could Breece Hall actually get dealt?

Tough Waters: Could D'Andre Swift overcome rough SEA matchup?

More Trade Noise: Why Jonathan Taylor is trending down for fantasy

Rookie WR Duel: Has KC overtaken Boston in Cleveland target order?

Quite the Ladd: Why McConkey is Chargers' only viable fantasy piece

Why DJ Moore is a must-start coming out of the bye for Bills

3-Headed Seahawk: Making sense of Seattle's backfield

Are managers overlooking Rachaad White in WAS backfield?

Chasing Horses: Is Jonah Coleman worth a play this week against Chiefs?

Bear With Us: Will Kyle Monangai settle into reliable fantasy role?

Best of the Rest: Is Bhayshul Tuten the top of the 2025 RB class?

Down With Browns: Will Quinshon Judkins keep rolling in Week 8?

Stuck If You Buck: Why Irving still isn't in the RB1 tier for fantasy

Drake, Rattle, Rolling: Is Maye back to being elite fantasy QB?

Trade Season: Is Ja'Marr Chase a solid buy-low candidate in fantasy?


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