Video: Week 8 Waivers

Injuries to Chris Godwin and Brandon Aiyuk dramatically changed the WR landscape heading into Week 8. Who are the guys getting sudden upside boosts?

By Matt Schauf • Updated on October 23, 2024 1:33 PM UTC

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The Chris Godwin injury. The Mike Evans injury. The Brandon Aiyuk injury. Deebo Samuel pneumonia. All those situations are driving this week's strategy for the fantasy football waiver wire. We're talkin' Jauan Jennings, Ricky Pearsall, Jalen McMillan and more. Plus TE help and streaming defenses.

Timestamp	Show Notes
0:00	Intro
0:44	49ers WRs
3:22	Buccaneers WRs
7:23	Troy Franklin
9:07	Tre Tucker
10:12	Hunter Henry
11:47	Jonnu Smith
13:26	Noah Fant
16:51	One more waiver wire target
18:10	Week 8 streaming defense
19:46	Week 9 streaming defense

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Matt Schauf, Editor

Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.