Waiver Wire: Week 9

Waiver Wire: Week 9 It’s scary how fast the 2024 season is flying by. We are already into the second half of the campaign. Last week also brought more untimely injuries to deal with. The FullTime Fantasy Waiver Wire: Week
Week 8 NFL Player Props Jordan Love, Drake London Lead the Way

Week 8 NFL Player Props Woof! After a blistering red-hot start to the season, Week 7 was a dumpster fire! A 1-6 record drops us to 26-22 on the season as we gear up for Week 8. We are still
Fantasy Football Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em Week 8

Fantasy Football Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em Week 8 We are officially halfway through the 2024 fantasy season. The playoff push begins this week. Knowing who to start and fade can make all the difference in wrapping up a key victory. Our Fantasy Football Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em Week 8 will help you find the optimal starts and sits to consider. Subsequently, our Fantasy Football Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em Week 8 will help you navigate that turbulence to pick a winning lineup this week. Additionally, FullTime Fantasy has some of the top tools of the trade and accurate rankings. Quarterbacks Start ‘Em Caleb Williams (Chicago Bears) at Washington Caleb Williams had a shaky start to the season, but lately, he’s been heating up. He’s landed as a top-10 fantasy QB in three of his last four outings. Sure, playing against defenses like Jacksonville and Carolina, who have been generous to quarterbacks in fantasy, helped his numbers. However, Williams is finding his rhythm, and his career-best PFF grades show he’s only getting better. With the momentum he’s built, Williams should be considered a strong QB1 play this week, especially given a favorable matchup. Kirk Cousins (Atlanta Falcons) at Tampa Bay Cousins couldn’t capitalize on his Week 7 matchup against Seattle, and overall, his fantasy output has been inconsistent, aside from a massive Week 5 explosion. That performance, where he dropped 509 yards and four touchdowns, came against none other than Tampa Bay—his opponent again this week. The Buccaneers have allowed the third-most passing yards and the second-most fantasy points per game to quarterbacks. Cousins already torched them once, and with their track record against QBs, it’s worth plugging him into your lineup again. Sit ‘Em Dak Prescott (Dallas Cowboys) at San Francisco Prescott has only been a top-12 fantasy QB twice this season, and those instances came against extremely favorable matchups. This week, the Bears face a tough test against San Francisco, who ranks as the 12th-best team in limiting fantasy points to quarterbacks. With Prescott’s inconsistent play and the 49ers’ defense on tap, it’s better to look elsewhere for Week 8. Anthony Richardson (Indianapolis Colts) at Houston Richardson was electric in Week 1, but since then, it’s been a steep drop-off. Across his last three full games, he’s combined for just 34 fantasy points. While Richardson is still talented, the Week 8 rematch against the Texans doesn’t inspire much confidence. He’s only worth a start in deeper leagues like Superflex or two-QB formats at this point. Running Backs Start ‘Em Javonte Williams (Denver Broncos) vs. Carolina Williams has firmly taken over as the Broncos’ lead back, logging at least 13 carries and 60 yards in three of the last four games, all of which Denver won. His workload has increased, now playing over 60% of offensive snaps in the last three weeks. Facing Carolina’s defense this week, which has allowed the most fantasy points to running backs, Williams is in prime position to deliver. The Panthers have given up rushing touchdowns in every game this season, and seven RBs have gone over 70 yards against them. Williams should thrive in this matchup. Kareem Hunt (Kansas City Chiefs) at Las Vegas Since stepping into the starting role for the Chiefs, Hunt has been solid, posting at least 18 PPR points in his last two games. He’s seen 49 carries and found the end zone three times. While his receiving work has been minimal, that might not matter against a Raiders defense that ranks eighth in allowing fantasy points to RBs. A running back has scored 15.5 or more PPR points in every game against Las Vegas this season. Hunt is locked in as a top-15 option this week. Sit ‘Em Chase Brown (Cincinnati Bengals) vs. Philadelphia Brown’s workload has been steady, but his output hasn’t followed. Over the past four weeks, he’s failed to top 12 receiving yards in a game, and touchdowns have been hard to come by. This week, the Bengals face an Eagles defense that has been stingy against the run, allowing the sixth-fewest fantasy points to RBs. Without much involvement in the passing game or red-zone opportunities, Brown doesn’t offer enough upside to be worth starting. Nick Chubb (Cleveland Browns) vs. Baltimore Chubb’s return from a serious knee injury was heartwarming, but he wasn’t overly effective in Week 7. His snaps were limited, and while he scored, he only managed 32 total yards on 11 carries. Baltimore‘s defense presents a daunting challenge, having allowed the fewest yards per carry and the lowest explosive-run rate. It might be best to wait another week before trusting Chubb in fantasy lineups. Wide Receivers Start ‘Em Darnell Mooney (Atlanta Falcons) at Tampa Bay Mooney has quietly been one of the season’s surprises, averaging over 14 PPR points per game over the past six weeks—good for 16th among wide receivers. While he hasn’t been entirely consistent, he’s still hit 50+ yards in four of his six games. His best outing came against Tampa Bay, when he posted 105 yards and two TDs, and he gets to face them again this week. The Bucs are allowing the fifth-most fantasy points to wide receivers, so Mooney should be in line for another productive day. Jaylen Waddle (Miami Dolphins) vs. Arizona The Dolphins get a boost with Tua Tagovailoa set to return from a concussion in Week 8, which is fantastic news for Waddle. Waddle has struggled in recent weeks without Tua, failing to hit double-digit PPR points in five straight games. But with his quarterback back, Waddle should return to form. Arizona has allowed the sixth-most fantasy points to receivers this season, making Waddle a strong WR2 play in this juicy matchup. Sit ‘Em Christian Kirk (Jacksonville Jaguars) vs. Green Bay Kirk has seen a decline in fantasy production since Evan Engram returned, managing just five catches in his last three games. This week’s matchup against the Packers doesn’t bode well either, as Green Bay’s defense has allowed the second-fewest adjusted yards per attempt
Week 8 Sleepers & Emerging Players

Week 8 Sleepers, Potential-Emergent Players, and Opportunistic Plays This article is contributed by Brad Kruse This column is NOT intended to provide Week 8 Waiver Wire lists. Instead, the purpose is to look at young players whose opportunity could emerge and should be monitored. I will also look at potential injury replacement players, but I will try not to focus on the obvious choices for this week’s slate of games as that is covered elsewhere on the sight. My goal with Week 8 Sleepers is to help look around corners for the season which might give some ideas for pre-emptive adds to your roster. As we enter week 8, more young players are potentially emerging, but time is becoming critical for them to help your teams get into the fantasy playoffs. In many cases, decisions have to be made on who you continue to trust or who you need to shed for players who might have a near-term opportunity to contribute. Young Running Backs and Their Opportunity Status Chase Brown: Chase Brown is the clear 1A in this backfield at this point. He had 15 carries to Zach Moss’ 6 while gaining 44 yards to Moss’ 7. Moss did out-targeted Brown 3:2 in the receiving game, but Brown is consistently the better fantasy play at this point. Braelon Allen: With the recent coaching change, it’s clear that Breece Hall has been re-inserted as the workhorse running back. This change has benefited Hall, but the Jet’s backfield has also been more effective as well. Allen has fallen back into premium handcuff territory, unfortunately for his owners. Jaylen Wright: With the Dolphin’s top three running backs all healthy, Wright again slotted in as RB3. And again, led the team in yards per carry. Only Achane received a target out of the three. The good news is Tua Tagovailo returns in week 8. This could propel the offense back to being one of the elite offenses. I can’t give up on Wright yet; however, it gets late early in fantasy football. Tank Bigsby: The Jaguars met the Patriots in London last week. With Etienne injured and the game turning into a positive game script, Bigsby delivered a huge game. He recorded 118 yards and two rushing TDs. Unfortunately, he was quiet again in the passing game. It’s clear D’Ernest will be a solid backfield play in negative game scripts and Bigsby will optimize his skill set in positive game scripts. Bucky Irving: Similar to Jalen Wright, all three Buccaneer running backs were active this week. Sean Tucker did earn a piece of the running back rotation as the coach promised; however, it was the smallest share. Each of the running backs played fairly well against the tough Raven run defense. Tucker led the group with 5.8 yards per carry on five carries. White led the backfield with 6 receptions 71 yards and two TDs on 6 targets. Irving had a solid fantasy day catching all three of his targets for 54 yards while adding 23 yards and a touchdown on the ground in his nine attempts. This has turned into one of the better rushing attacks and may be leaned upon more with Chris Godwin now out for the year. Ray Davis: Ray Davis showed well in limited usage this week. He had 41 yards and a touchdown on five carries as well as catching his only target for six yards. Davis received significantly more opportunities than Ty Johnson and may have elbowed his way into the RB2 role for the Bills. That could lead to emergency flex consideration for fantasy teams. Young Breakout Receivers Second Year Players Jayden Reed: The Packers v Texans matchup did not yield the fantasy day Reed owners anticipated (two receptions for 10 scoreless yards). However, he still led the team with 86% route participation. Don’t give up on Reed. His role hasn’t changed. Dontayvion Wicks: After two disappointing weeks for Wicks, he bounced back with three receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown. However, with everyone healthy, he and Christian Watson split the WR3 role with each running 44% of the routes. Wicks turned in a strong 38% targets per route run and 3.00 yards per route run. They are encouraging efficiency numbers, but he’ll need to be on the field to contribute consistently. Zay Flowers: Flowers seemed to get injured early in the game. He only missed a handful of snaps before returning, however. But he put in a muted game effort. Was that due to being hobbled? It’s unclear. He should bounce back. Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Smith-Njigba continues to run hot and hold. In a day that was supposed to be a fast-paced game, Smith-Njigba only managed three receptions for nine scoreless yards on six targets. Metcalf left this game injured. Smith-Njigba will need to step up if Metcalf misses time. Josh Downs: Downs’ is a strong fantasy start when Richardson doesn’t play it seems. But his game doesn’t seem to mesh with Richardson’s who prefers the downfield targets better. Downs ran as the WR3 on the team with 69% route participation behind Pittman and Pierce. It’s difficult to say when the young receiver and his young QB games will mesh and unlock them both. Demario Douglas: Douglas opened the game on fire with two receptions in the first three plays. However, he succumbed to his illness and played limited snaps after that encouraging start. Hunter Henry capitalized on his absence to take many of the looks afterward. This could have been a strong day for Douglas had he been able to remain on the field. Kayshon Boutte: Boutte repeated his starter-level snap share while leading the receivers with a 76% route participation rate. That didn’t translate to production this week with only a 6% targets per route run performance, however. It’ll be interesting to continue to monitor if Boutte keeps the role, he’s in right now or if Javon Baker or another receiver gets tried in this role. Drake Maye has the arm to
Thursday Night Football Preview: Week 8

Thursday Night Football Preview: Week 8 Welcome to the midway point of the 2024 NFL season which is flying by. Kicking things off in Week 8 is an NFC showdown between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams. The FullTime
Jody Smith’s Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 8

Jody Smith’s Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 8 FullTime Fantasy has been synonymous with accurate fantasy football rankings for years. Our rankings have garnered numerous industry accolades, with several top-5 finishes in season-long, weekly, and even sports betting accuracy. This is
Target & Touch Leaders Week 7

Target & Touch Leaders Week 7 Opportunity is everything in fantasy football. Looking beyond the box score to see what players are earning crucial targets and touches is integral. Our Target & Touch Leaders Week 7 breaks down those opportunities
Injury Report: Week 8

Injury Report: Week 8 The good news is there are no byes in Week 8. However, the bad news is that the never-ending string of injuries felled another crop of fantasy producers. Our Injury Report: Week 8 analyzes the latest and the impact on this week’s fantasy football landscape. Also, a great starting point for staying updated on the latest injuries is to bookmark our NFL Injury Report. Finally, FullTime Fantasy Members will get the latest NFL injury news and advice live each Sunday and Thursday in the FullTime Fantasy Discord. Click below to join us today! Chris Godwin (WR) Tampa Bay Buccaneers – An unfortunate injury in the waning moments of an already-decided game. Godwin dislocated his ankle on a tackle and will miss the rest of the season. Mike Evans (WR) Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Evans aggravated a hamstring injury after trying to play through it on Monday. We will have updates but the early diagnosis is a 2-3 game absence. Brandon Aiyuk (WR) San Francisco 49ers – Aiyuk’s 2024 season is over after suffering a torn ACL and MCL injury against the Chiefs. However, Aiyuk wasn’t the only 49ers pass-catcher to go down. Teammate Jauan Jennings missed last week with a hip injury. Subsequently, Ricky Pearsall becomes a hot commodity on the Week 8 Waiver Wire. Cooper Kupp (WR) Los Angeles Rams – Some good news for a change. The Rams are expected to welcome Cooper Kupp back this week. #Rams coach Sean McVay tells reporters that WR Cooper Kupp is expected to return on Thursday. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 20, 2024 Zay Flowers (WR) Baltimore Ravens – A hip-drop tackle led to Flowers twisting his right ankle during Monday’s win. Flowers attempted to play through the ailment. However, he was limited. We will have updates throughout the week. George Kittle (TE) San Francisco 49ers – Day-to-day with a sprained foot. Deebo Samuel (WR) San Francisco 49ers – An illness out of nowhere- Samuel was hospitalized after coming down with pneumonia and having fluid in his lungs. Injuries severely impact the Niners and Samuel’s Week 8 availability is in doubt. Chris Olave (WR) New Orleans Saints – Olave (concussion) and TE Taysom Hill (rib) are trending in the right direction. Good injury news on the way. Taysom, Cesar Ruiz, Pete Werner and Chris Olave could all be back this week. Lucas Patrick should definitely be back after being active last week. — Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) October 22, 2024 Jayden Daniels (QB) Washington Commanders – Rookie superstar QB Jayden Daniels is “very much in doubt” to play with a rib injury this week. Marcus Mariota’s solid play in relief could also be a factor in the team’s decision to be cautious with Daniels on Sunday. Jonathan Taylor (RB) Indianapolis Colts – Taylor is expected to practice this week. If he returns, Taylor will be a premier option facing a Houston defense that he has carved up. Juju Smith-Schuster (WR) Kansas City Chiefs – A hamstring injury forced Smith-Schuster to miss most of KC’s Week 8 game and will keep him out at least one more week. Deshaun Watson (QB) Cleveland Browns – A ruptured Achilles ended Watson’s season. Jameis Winston will take over for the Browns and is an upgrade over Watson. Aidan O’Connell (QB) Las Vegas Raiders – AOC will miss 4-6 weeks with a broken thumb. Gardner Minshew will return as the starter for the hapless Raiders. The club also signed Desmond Ridder off of Arizona’s practice squad. T.J. Hockenson (TE) Minnesota Vikings – The Vikings opened Hockenson’s 21-day window. Subsequently, he’s been a limited participant in practice. Expectations are that Hockenson will return in Week 8 or 9 but will be eased back into action. Quentin Johnston (WR) Los Angeles Chargers – Johnston missed Week 7 with an ankle injury. Cordarrelle Patterson (RB) Pittsburgh Steelers -Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told the media Patterson (ankle) could return in Week 8 against the NY Giants. ENTER OUR WEEK 8 DRAFT CONTEST! How it Works: Firstly, draft your team using our On-Demand Simulator. Next, try to stack the team with players you think will do well this week. Finally, the highest Week 8 Score wins. (PLUS: You get to see the Thursday Night game and then draft!) Here’s our Week 8 Player Rankings to help. Firstly, it’s a best-ball contest, so no need to submit a lineup. We’ll optimize the best one. Secondly, you just sit back and watch your team climb the leaderboard. Weekly Prizes and a Grand Prize at the end of the season! Finally, the Grand Prize Winner (highest individual week of the season) gets to choose from the amazing prizes below. If you don’t know just how awesome and amazing the Panini Flawless Football briefcase is, make sure and watch the video starting at the 8-minute mark! Trading cards are back! MEMBER PERK! Fulltime Members get 5 Free On-Demand Drafts each month in our contest! DRAFT YOUR WEEK 8 TEAM and enter the REDEMPTION CODE you received by email.
Circa Survivor Report: Week 7

Circa Survivor Report: Week 7 CIRCA SURVIVOR WEEK 7: FAVORITES DOMINATE ONCE AGAIN Aftter a an early season of upsets that lefft NFL bettors reloading their mobile accounts, favorites dominated for the second consecutive week going 10-5 Straight-up (SU) and 9-7 Against-the-Spread (ATS). For further context, over the last two weeks favorites have helped square investors build their bankrolls with a marks of 22-7 (SU) (75.9%) and 19-10 (ATS) (65.5%). The Circa Survivor Report: Week 7 breaks down that impact on the remaining field. The turbulent NFL landscape over the first five weeks of the season eliminated nearly 97% of the NFL Circa Survivor $1,000 entry fee contestants. However, with favorites holding serve at a high level only a handful of the remaining contestants have been knocked-out over the last two weeks. In Week 7, slightly over one-third of the remaining 216 contestants backed the Rams as an eight-point home favorite against Las Vegas. The most-selected choice in the contest, which has lost four times this season, performed as entrants anticipated. Just won, baby. pic.twitter.com/16dfbx3qD8 — Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) October 20, 2024 Holding a slim 7-3 late in the first half, 37.5% of the pool were relieved when CB Kam Curl sprinted down the far sideline for a 33 yard scoop-and-score touchdown only a minute before halftime. That gave the Rams a 14-3 lead they would never relinquish. Although Los Angeles was unable to cover the touchdown-plus spread, the 20-15 victory was more than enough to help 81 entrants move on to Week 8. Washington was the second-most selected team as 56 entries selected the surging Commanders to beat the struggling Panthers. 3-0 at home #RaiseHail pic.twitter.com/7HadT2tUGu — Washington Commanders (@Commanders) October 20, 2024 Despite losing star QB Jayden Daniels to a rib injury early in the first half, Washington remained perfect (3-0) at home dismantling Carolina 40-7 at Northwest Stadium. The Commanders, who lead the NFL in scoring (218 points), own the best scoring differential of any club in the league (+66). While 99.1% of the remaining entrants were able to advance, two contestants were tripped up when Atlanta and Minnesota were upset at home by Seattle and Detroit, respectively. After seven weeks, only 214 of the starting 14,266 entries remain alive. Wow. That’s a whole lot of green. Good plays from the Circa Survivor contestants this week! No one put any entries on the night games tonight or MNF, so that’s a wrap for Week 7!#CircaSurvivor #CircaSports #SurvivorSweat pic.twitter.com/vRzAwiciyV — Survivor Sweat (@SurvivorSweat) October 20, 2024 The Circa Survivor contest is a grueling contest which forces entrants to pick one winner every week, with no spread with one pivotal caveat. Entrants CAN NOT use the same team more than once during the course of the season. In the race for $14,266,000 – the biggest Survivor prize in history – those who have advanced will likely be heavily backing: Detroit (-11.5) vs Tennessee, Baltimore (-8.5) at Cleveland, LA Chargers (-8) vs New Orleans, Kansas City (-10) at Las Vegas and Denver (-7.5) vs Carolina. The Week 8 betting landscape will offer contestants a plethora of solid chalk favorites. In fact, 8 of the 16 games have a point spread of 6.5-points or more. Backing home teams is often looked upon as the best strategy. However, in Week 6 road favorites went 8-0 SU and ATS. Looking ahead, four teams (Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Chargers) enter the week as small road favorites. From a betting perspective, favorites hold a sizable 69-36 SU (65.7%) and 55-49-3 ATS (52.9%) edge. Road teams are 54-49 SU (52.4%) (four international games) while owning a profitable 60-40-3 ATS (60%) mark. Circa Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas is the proud home of FullTime Fantasy‘s renowned Fantasy Football World Championship! ENTER OUR WEEK 8 DRAFT CONTEST! How it Works: Firstly, draft your team using our On-Demand Simulator. Next, try to stack the team with players you think will do well this week. Finally, the highest Week 8 Score wins. (PLUS: You get to see the Thursday Night game and then draft!) Here’s our Week 8 Player Rankings to help. Firstly, it’s a best-ball contest, so no need to submit a lineup. We’ll optimize the best one. Secondly, you just sit back and watch your team climb the leaderboard. Weekly Prizes and a Grand Prize at the end of the season! Finally, the Grand Prize Winner (highest individual week of the season) gets to choose from the amazing prizes below. If you don’t know just how awesome and amazing the Panini Flawless Football briefcase is, make sure and watch the video starting at the 8-minute mark! Trading cards are back! MEMBER PERK! Fulltime Members get 5 Free On-Demand Drafts each month in our contest! DRAFT YOUR WEEK 8 TEAM and enter your REDEMPTION CODE you received by email.
Waiver Wire: Week 8

Waiver Wire: Week 8 We’ve officially reached the halfway point of the 2024 season. The campaign is flying by despite all the turmoil football fans have faced. Now is the time to make the playoff push. And knowing who the





