Week 8 Waiver Wire: Top Adds, Drops and Long-Term Fantasy Sleeper Targets

Two things, and two things alone, can save your fantasy season now: smart trades and prescient moves on the waiver wire.

The former is an excellent way to patch up weaknesses by giving up players at a surplus position. The latter, however, can potentially net you starting players without costing you anything. So your top priority should always be nailing your waiver additions to improve your team and bolster your depth.

If you need a hand, I’ve provided my list of top players to add this week, along with a few guys you can safely drop at this point and two long-term sleepers I’m keeping close tabs on.  

        

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Tyrod Taylor, QB, Buffalo Bills

Over the past two weeks, Tyrod Taylor has registered a total of 42 fantasy points, aided by 103 rushing yards and a score in that time. For the season, he has dipped below 15 fantasy points in a week just twice (one of those games was a 14-point performance in Week 5) and has 19 or more points three times.

Taylor doesn’t quite present the upside to be a QB1, but in deeper or two-QB leagues, he’s a streaming option. And if nothing else, he’s an excellent QB2 during bye weeks and a solid spot starter.

He should be owned in all formats.

      

Marcus Mariota, QB, Tennessee Titans

Between Weeks 5 and 6, Marcus Mariota totaled a ridiculous 57 fantasy points. He couldn’t maintain that hot streak in Week 7, registering 16 points, but Mariota appears to have ended his slump. 

In total, he’s notched 15 or more fantasy points in five of seven games this year. Yes, Mariota’s upside will likely always be tied to how much he runs—during his absurd streak, he rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown. 

But at the very least, he’s a high-upside QB2. 

      

Jameis Winston, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

All or nothing—that’s what you get from Jameis Winston.

Three times this year, he has scored 20 or more fantasy points, and twice he’s hit 25 points. But three times he hasn’t managed to hit 15 points, and twice he’s scored 10 or fewer points.

If Taylor is the safest of the three quarterbacks listed and Mariota has the biggest overall upside, Winston is the all-or-nothing option. Against poor pass defenses, he’s a nice streaming option. Otherwise, he’s best utilized as a backup in a lineup when your starter has a bye week. Regardless, he should be owned in all formats.

         

Jacquizz Rodgers, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jacquizz Rodgers comes with an asterisk: He only has starting value while Doug Martin is injured. 

But here’s an asterisk to that asterisk: He’s the handcuff you want for Martin when the star running back returns to the starting lineup.

He proved that over the last two games, rushing 56 times for 255 yards. Rodgers’ upside as a waiver-wire addition is coming to a close due to Martin’s inevitable return at some point—adding Rodgers a few weeks ago would have been ideal—but he has value as a Martin handcuff, so he’s worth owning.

        

Ty Montgomery, RB/WR, Green Bay Packers

Ty Montgomery presents two benefits. It’s clear he’s becoming a major part of Green Bay’s offense, and you can also utilize him as either a running back or a wideout, giving you additional versatility when setting your lineup. 

He’s now combined to post 19 fantasy points in the past two weeks, but more importantly, he’s registered a total of 20 catches over that duration. He’s also rushed 12 times for 66 yards and should continue to get looks in that regard. …

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