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Week 8 waiver wire

MidseasonThis weekRedraft 1QB PPR
Who is still available, whose role just changed, and what to bid. Ranked by what a player adds over the last startable option at his position, not by how loud his Sunday was.
Worth a claim
160

players on this board

Top pickup bid
18-47%

of your season budget

Leagues measured
1307

for availability

Top pickup

The best available add in week 8

Jacoby Brissett

QB27, ranked 27 at quarterback in this formatARI

7 touches in week 7, +4.2 on his 2.8 average before it; on 100.0 percent of his team's snaps in week 7; projects for 19.5 points against DAL, 2.4 more than the last startable quarterback in a standard league.

Suggested bid

Priority add

18 to 47% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced from the measured market for players like him.

of your season budget. 4 or more teams bidding.

Rostered
62%806 of 1307 leagues
This week
19.5 pointsvs DAL
Over starter
+2.4 points against the last startable quarterbackvs the last startable QB
Usage
7 touches in week 7+4.2 on his average
Claimed
None of the synced leaguesin the latest waiver runs

Week 8 board

Week 8 waiver wire pickups

160 players worth a claim, ranked within each position. Every bid is a share of your season budget.

See bids in your league's dollars

Budgets differ from league to league, so bids are percentages. Enter yours to add dollars to every card.

Running backs31 worth a claim in week 8

Where most claims are won. Almost nothing on a wire beats a startable back outright, so these are the best of what is genuinely free, led by whoever just inherited carries.

  1. Number 1 at running back: Zonovan Knight

    RB60, ranked 60 at running back in this formatARI

    1 to 6% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced mostly from what he has cost in real claims.

    Cheap add

    of budget, likely just you

    • Touches up 8
    • Claimed in 78 leagues
    Rostered
    23% of the 1307 leagues we track
    This week
    6.3 pointsvs DAL
    Touches
    12 touches in week 7, up on his 4.0 averageWeek 7
    Claimed
    78leagues, median 0%
    Why him

    12 touches in week 7, +8 on his 4.0 average before it; projects for 6.3 points against DAL; rostered in 23 percent of the leagues we track.

  2. Number 2 at running back: Kimani Vidal

    RB73, ranked 73 at running back in this formatLAC

    12 to 30% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced from the measured market for players like him.

    Priority add

    of budget, about 3 teams bidding

    • Touches up 6
    Rostered
    47% of the 1307 leagues we track
    This week
    5.8 pointsvs LAR
    Touches
    11 touches in week 6, up on his 5.5 averageWeek 6
    Claimed
    1league, too few to price
    Why him

    11 touches in week 6, +5.5 on his 5.5 average before it; projects for 5.8 points against LAR; rostered in 47 percent of the leagues we track.

  3. Number 3 at running back: Jonah Coleman

    RB47, ranked 47 at running back in this formatDEN

    18 to 47% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced from the measured market for players like him.

    Priority add

    of budget, 4 or more teams bidding

    • 2.2 points over a starter
    • Crowded claim
    Rostered
    69% of the 1307 leagues we track
    This week
    10.0 pointsvs KC
    Touches
    11 touches in week 7, down on his 13.0 averageWeek 7
    Claimed
    1league, too few to price
    Why him

    11 touches in week 7, down from 13.0; projects for 10.0 points against KC, 2.2 more than the last startable running back in a standard league; rostered in 69 percent of the leagues we track.

  4. Number 4 at running back: Chris Rodriguez Jr.

    RB55, ranked 55 at running back in this formatJAX

    18 to 47% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced from the measured market for players like him.

    Priority add

    of budget, 4 or more teams bidding

    • Touches up 6
    • Crowded claim
    Rostered
    63% of the 1307 leagues we track
    This week
    5.8 pointsvs IND
    Touches
    12 touches in week 6, up on his 5.8 averageWeek 6
    Claimed
    1league, too few to price
    Why him

    12 touches in week 6, +6.2 on his 5.8 average before it; projects for 5.8 points against IND; rostered in 63 percent of the leagues we track.

  5. Number 5 at running back: Trevor Etienne

    RB66, ranked 66 at running back in this formatCAR

    4 to 22% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced from the measured market for players like him.

    Real bid

    of budget, about 2 teams bidding

    • Touches up 7
    • Free in 79% of leagues
    Rostered
    21% of the 1307 leagues we track
    This week
    2.5 pointsvs GB
    Touches
    8 touches in week 7, up on his 1.0 averageWeek 7
    Claimed
    Nonein weeks 7 and 8
    Why him

    8 touches in week 7, +7 on his 1.0 average before it; projects for 2.5 points against GB; rostered in 21 percent of the leagues we track.

  6. Number 6 at running back: Tyjae Spears

    RB62, ranked 62 at running back in this formatTEN

    0 to 7% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced mostly from what he has cost in real claims.

    Cheap add

    of budget, likely just you

    Rostered
    70% of the 1307 leagues we track
    This week
    7.8 pointsvs CIN
    Touches
    2 touches in week 6, down on his 6.5 averageWeek 6
    Claimed
    3leagues, median 0%
    Why him

    2 touches in week 6, down from 6.5; projects for 7.8 points against CIN; rostered in 70 percent of the leagues we track.

Real claims, weeks 7 and 8

The most-claimed players on waivers

Counted across the Sleeper leagues synced to FF Beacon. Bars show the middle half of winning bids from 0 to 100% of budget; the tick is the median.

  1. Number 1: Zonovan Knight

    RB, running back ARI

    0%median winning bid

    Claimed in 78 leagues, middle half 0 to 2%, 1.2 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

  2. Number 2: Konata Mumpfield

    WR, wide receiver LAR

    3%median winning bid

    Claimed in 26 leagues, middle half 1 to 6%, 1.4 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

  3. Number 3: Brandin Cooks

    WR, wide receiver SF

    0%median winning bid

    Claimed in 20 leagues, middle half 0 to 1%, 1.1 teams bidding on average. Now rostered in 23% of leagues.

  1. 4.

    Tyrone Tracy Jr.RB, running back

    4% median winning bid

    Claimed in 19 leagues, middle half 0 to 9%, 1.8 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

  2. 5.

    Christian KirkWR, wide receiver

    2% median winning bid

    Claimed in 19 leagues, middle half 0 to 4%, 1.3 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

  3. 6.

    Seth McGowanRB, running back

    0% median winning bid

    Claimed in 17 leagues, middle half 0 to 3%, 1.5 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

  4. 7.

    DeMario DouglasWR, wide receiver

    9% median winning bid

    Claimed in 12 leagues, middle half 4 to 14%, 2.5 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

  5. 8.

    Tyler HigbeeTE, tight end

    4% median winning bid

    Claimed in 10 leagues, middle half 2 to 7%, 1.7 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

  6. 9.

    Jaylin NoelWR, wide receiver

    1% median winning bid

    Claimed in 9 leagues, middle half 0 to 2%, 1.2 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

  7. 10.

    Darius CooperWR, wide receiver

    1% median winning bid

    Claimed in 9 leagues, middle half 0 to 1%, 1.1 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

How to read the bids

Why we give FAAB bids as a percentage of your budget

A $20 bid is a fifth of the budget in one league and a fiftieth of it in another, so a dollar amount on a page like this is only right for readers whose league happens to match it. A percentage of the season budget is right in every league. That is how the FAAB calculator works internally, and it is how every bid on this page is written.

Season budgets across 1339 synced leagues

  • $100 budget573 leagues, 43% of synced leagues
  • $1,000 budget429 leagues, 32% of synced leagues
  • $200 budget150 leagues, 11% of synced leagues
  • $300 budget76 leagues, 6% of synced leagues
  • Something else budget111 leagues, 8% of synced leagues

The most common budget, $100, covers 43% of these leagues. Any single dollar figure would be wrong for the rest.

One bid, 20% of budget, in 3 common leagues

  • $20in a $100 league
  • $200in a $1,000 league
  • $40in a $200 league

Same decision, same share of what you started with. Two more things to adjust for: if you have already spent some of your budget, a bid is a bigger share of what is left, so treat the range as a share of the full season budget. And bid a number that does not end in 0 or 5, because round numbers are where ties happen.

FAQ

Week 8 waiver questions, answered

Who is the top waiver wire add in week 8?

Jacoby Brissett, the QB for ARI, leads this board. 7 touches in week 7, +4.2 on his 2.8 average before it; on 100.0 percent of his team's snaps in week 7; projects for 19.5 points against DAL, 2.4 more than the last startable quarterback in a standard league. The suggested bid is 18 to 47 percent of your season budget. Within each position the list is ordered by what a player adds over the last startable player there rather than by raw projected points, because ten points from a tight end and ten from a running back are not the same purchase.

How much FAAB should I bid in week 8?

Every player on this board carries a range as a percentage of your season budget, because budgets differ from league to league. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10 and the higher about 9 in 10, read from what waiver claims have actually cleared at in redraft one-quarterback leagues synced to FF Beacon, and pulled toward each player's own price where he was claimed in weeks 7 and 8. It prices winning him, not what he is worth to your roster, so pay it only if he would start for you. The FAAB calculator works out that second part against your actual roster.

Who was the most-claimed player on waivers in weeks 7 and 8?

Zonovan Knight (RB, ARI), claimed in 78 of the synced leagues with 1.2 teams bidding on average. The median winning bid was 0 percent of the season budget, and the middle half of winning bids ran from 0 to 2 percent.

What does rostered percentage mean here?

The share of the real Sleeper leagues synced to FF Beacon that already have that player on a roster, rebuilt nightly. It is measured from 1307 leagues rather than published by a platform about itself. Those leagues are ones readers connected themselves, so they skew toward dynasty and they are not a random sample of Sleeper.

Why is a player I saw recommended elsewhere missing?

Two reasons account for nearly all of them. He is rostered in 70 percent or more of the leagues we track, so he is not really a waiver claim, or he projects below the last startable player at his position this week, which makes him a bench add rather than an upgrade. The board is ranked on what a player changes about a lineup, not on how much he was talked about on Sunday.

When do waivers process?

On Sleeper the default is Wednesday morning, and most leagues leave it there, so a claim entered any time from Tuesday runs overnight. Yahoo and ESPN both default to Wednesday too. Your league can change it, and a few run waivers daily, so check your own settings before you rely on a deadline.

Waivers close Tuesday night

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