Week 8 sleepers

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#1

AJ BarnerTETE19SEA

Projected TE18 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: High. 19% target share in Week 7, up from 13%.

#2

Eli RaridonTETE22NE

Projected TE21 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: High. Faces the Dolphins, the 3rd most TE points allowed per game (2025 and 2026 blended).

#3

Khalil ShakirWRWR35BUF

Projected WR31 for Week 8, outside the 30 a 12-team league starts. Upside: High. Faces the Ravens, the 5th most WR points allowed per game (2025 and 2026 blended).

• 4Mason TaylorTENYJProjected TE25 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: High. 21% target share in Week 7, up from 10%.
• 5Keon ColemanWRBUFProjected WR51 for Week 8, outside the 30 a 12-team league starts. Upside: High. 20% target share in Week 6, up from 14%.
• 6Blake CorumRBLARProjected RB25 for Week 8, outside the 24 a 12-team league starts. Upside: High. Rams project for about 26 points, the 5th highest of Week 8.
• 7Ryan FlournoyWRDALProjected WR38 for Week 8, outside the 30 a 12-team league starts. Upside: High. Cowboys project for about 31 points, the highest of Week 8.
• 8Ja'Kobi LaneWRBALProjected WR45 for Week 8, outside the 30 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. Faces the Bills, the 2nd most WR points allowed per game (2025 and 2026 blended).
• 9Jordan AddisonWRMINProjected WR41 for Week 8, outside the 30 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. Faces the Lions, the most WR points allowed per game (2025 and 2026 blended).
• 10Kyle Pitts Sr.TEATLProjected TE15 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. 16% target share in Week 7.

• 11Omar Cooper Jr.WRNYJProjected WR35 for Week 8, outside the 30 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. 17% target share in Week 7.
• 12Mark AndrewsTEBALProjected TE14 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. Ravens project for about 26 points, the 6th highest of Week 8.
• 13Geno SmithQBNYJProjected QB19 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. Picked up in 18,000 Sleeper leagues in 24 hours.
• 14Josh DownsWRINDProjected WR43 for Week 8, outside the 30 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. Faces the Jaguars, the 6th most WR points allowed per game (2025 and 2026 blended).
• 15Cade OttonTETBProjected TE16 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. 31% of team air yards in Week 7.
• 16Rashod BatemanWRBALProjected WR56 for Week 8, outside the 30 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. Faces the Bills, the 2nd most WR points allowed per game (2025 and 2026 blended).
• 17Harold Fannin Jr.TECLEProjected TE13 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. 26% target share in Week 7, up from 17%.
• 18MarShawn LloydRBGBProjected RB43 for Week 8, outside the 24 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. Faces the Panthers, the 2nd most RB points allowed per game (2025 and 2026 blended).
• 19Denzel BostonWRCLEProjected WR32 for Week 8, outside the 30 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. 23% target share in Week 7.
• 20Pat FreiermuthTEPITProjected TE22 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. 4 targets in Week 7.
• 21Chig OkonkwoTEWASProjected TE17 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. 20% target share in Week 6, up from 15%.
• 22Malik WillisQBMIAProjected QB23 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. 28 dropbacks and 6 carries in Week 7.
• 23Tez JohnsonWRTBProjected WR50 for Week 8, outside the 30 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. Faces the Falcons, the 10th most WR points allowed per game (2025 and 2026 blended).
• 24Kirk CousinsQBLVProjected QB21 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. 48 dropbacks and 3 carries in Week 7.
• 25Chris Rodriguez Jr.RBJAXQuestionableProjected RB29 for Week 8, outside the 24 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. Jaguars project for about 28 points, the 4th highest of Week 8.
• 26Jakobi MeyersWRJAXQuestionableProjected WR40 for Week 8, outside the 30 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. 24% target share in Week 6, up from 13%.
• 27Brevyn Spann-FordTEDALProjected TE34 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. Faces the Cardinals, the 6th most TE points allowed per game (2025 and 2026 blended).
• 28Keenan AllenWRINDProjected WR36 for Week 8, outside the 30 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. Faces the Jaguars, the 6th most WR points allowed per game (2025 and 2026 blended).
• 29Justice HillRBBALQuestionableProjected RB45 for Week 8, outside the 24 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. Faces the Bills, the 3rd most RB points allowed per game (2025 and 2026 blended).
• 30Gunnar HelmTETENProjected TE28 for Week 8, outside the 12 a 12-team league starts. Upside: Rising. Faces the Bengals, the 4th most TE points allowed per game (2025 and 2026 blended).

Two conditions, both required. First, his market-based projection puts him outside the starters a 12-team league plays at his position this week: past QB12, RB24, WR30 or TE12, ranked by the fantasy points projected from his own player markets. Second, our upside engine rates him High or Rising from his snaps, targets and carries over the last weeks, and each row prints the reason. This describes where the projection and the usage disagree today; it is never a promise about Sunday.

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