NFL Week 8 is here, and we have several injuries to dive into. So let’s get to it. Here are Week 8 NFL injury updates as you set your fantasy football lineups. And check out our Are They Playing tool to see an updated probability of an injured player playing this week.
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Fantasy Football Injury Updates: Week 8
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Week 8 Injury Updates
TBD. Lean towards playing. Late-week additions to the injury report are high risk. But Hill has a strong history of playing through LP/DNP practice statuses.
Is Tyreek Hill Playing Week 8? 
TBD. Comments optimistic, but data slightly favors sitting. QBs typically see a dip in both passing and rushing if active.
Is Jayden Daniels Playing Week 8?
TBD. Lean slightly towards playing. Suspect major snap count limits as he brings his stamina up.
Is Deebo Samuel Playing Week 8?
TBD. Data slightly favors playing + mild dip.
Is Zay Flowers Playing Week 8?
Likely playing. No dip.
Is Jordan Mason Playing Week 8?
Playing. Data suggests mild (~10%) efficiency dip + moderate (~15%) re-injury risk.
Is Jonathan Taylor Playing Week 8?
TBD. Data projects 60% to play + moderate efficiency dip, injury risk.
Is George Kittle Playing Week 8?
Out. TBD but data slightly favors return Week 9.
TBD. Data projects 60% chance to sit. High re-injury risk if active.
Is Tee Higgins Playing Week 8?
Fantasy Football Injury Updates
52% carries, 38% snaps Week 7. Data projects 4 week ramp up in workload and efficiency. 50-75% workload projected Week 8.
Each ~60% snap share Week 8. Data projects 80+% Week 9, ~100% Week 10.
Reports suggest Week 10 target. Likely strong efficiency + high re-injury risk when active. Workload TBD. Suspect load management.
Likely Week 9 return. Average ramp up in targets for TE ~3 games.
Lean towards Week 10 return. Young RBs typically log 1+ full practice before return.
And that’s a wrap for now. Catch us Sunday night on the live show as always. And good luck in Week 8!
