Week 8 brings the chaos every fantasy football manager dreads: Bye-mageddon. Six teams are on bye, benches are bare, and you’re debating whether starting a backup tight end with one career touchdown is a good idea. Don’t panic — our Featured Pros are here to help you navigate the carnage. From sneaky upside plays to avoid-at-all-cost duds, they’ve got the insight you need to survive the bye-week apocalypse and keep your fantasy season afloat.
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Fantasy Football Week 8 Start/Sit Advice
Sleepers
Which player outside of the top 100 in the FantasyPros Flex rankings is a good sleeper start, and why do you think he has upside this week?
Noah Fant (TE – CIN)
“I’m looking forward to seeing what Noah Fant does in Week 8. He’s currently ranked at 112 overall (TE22), but he’s seen four or more targets in all but one game this year. Now that Mike Gesicki has been placed on injured reserve (IR), and Joe Flacco is settling into the Bengals’ offense, I think Fant should step up. He scored a touchdown last week and finished as the TE10 in PPR scoring. I think this is the start of the norm, and not a fluke event, so I’m starting him in the Flex in a few places myself.”
– Andrew Hall (FantasyPros)
Duds
Which player inside the top 40 in the FantasyPros Flex rankings is likely to disappoint fantasy managers this week?
CeeDee Lamb (WR – DAL)
“There is an epic one-on-one battle between CeeDee Lamb and Patrick Surtain II that will be on the marquee this week. I am under no delusion that Surtain can create an “operation shutdown” situation, but I expect more from Jake Ferguson, George Pickens and Javonte Williams out of the backfield.”
– Mike Harmon (Swollen Dome)
Tetairoa McMillan (WR – CAR)
“I’m fading Tetairoa McMillan this week. The Panthers appear prepared to start Andy Dalton this week, which is leading many managers to boost McMillan, but I’m not so sure. Buffalo’s defense isn’t great, but the Panthers as a whole just look rudderless. It’s hard to predict who will do anything on this offense right now, so I’m fading McMillan, who is 38th overall (WR17) this week. I just don’t trust him and would rather bench him and see him go off before risking him in my lineup.”
– Andrew Hall (FantasyPros)
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