Week 8 Waivers: Malik Willis Has Legs, and Tight End Is Still a Sewer

Updated Oct 31: Jeremiyah Love carries no game designation for Sunday, so Zonovan Knight's Week 8 case is gone.

Malik Willis has run at least eight times in three of his last four appearances, which gives fantasy managers something the waiver wire rarely provides: points that don’t require a competent passing game.

Where there’s a Willis, there’s a waiver. Yes, I’m proud of that. No, the coffee hasn’t kicked in.

League depth and desperation matter, but this board starts with the roles we can verify.

1. Malik Willis, QB, Miami Dolphins

Willis is rostered in 18% of Yahoo leagues, and his legs make him the cleanest widely available quarterback stream. He added 37 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in Week 7, and the eight-plus-carry pattern has appeared in three of his last four outings.

That rushing work matters because it doesn’t need a three-touchdown passing day.

FAAB: 7%

Redraft: Add and use as a Week 8 streamer. He’s especially valuable if your regular quarterback is unavailable or has a bad matchup.

Dynasty: Add in superflex and two-quarterback formats. In ordinary one-quarterback dynasty leagues, he’s a bench hold rather than a priority asset.

2. Omar Cooper, WR, New York Jets

Cooper is the best overall player on this wire, even if the article has to lead with a running back or quarterback because apparently we have standards around here.

Across two starts, Cooper has a 22% target share. His route shares reached 85% in Week 6 and 70% in Week 7, with 12 targets producing 11 catches, 218 yards, and two touchdowns. The role is the reason to bid.

At 48% rostered on Yahoo, Cooper won’t be available everywhere. Check anyway.

FAAB: 18%

Redraft: Priority add. Put him into the flex conversation immediately and let the target share determine whether he becomes more.

Dynasty: Strong add and hold.

3. Jonah Coleman, RB, Denver Broncos

Coleman is the running back to stash

The role research credits him with a 50% snap share, nine carries, 11 touches, and two targets in the usage sample. Coleman still offers the best available path toward a larger rushing role if his status changes.

FAAB: 5%

Dynasty: Add wherever available. The committee is annoying, but a back who has already pushed toward half the snaps belongs on dynasty rosters.

4. Chig Okonkwo, TE, Washington Commanders

Washington played Okonkwo on 76% of its snaps in its last game. He has 13 targets over two games, catching 11 for 129 yards. Terry McLaurin is listed out with a knee injury, and his 27 season-to-date targets leave Washington searching for places to put the ball.

FAAB: 8%

Redraft: Add as a potential weekly starter. The route and target volume put him ahead of the touchdown-only streamers.

Shit Sandwich of the Week: Chig Okonkwo

You don’t roster Okonkwo because the Washington passing game makes you feel warm inside. You roster him because tight end is a cursed carnival game, and 13 targets over two weeks is an actual meal.

Eat it. The alternative is choosing some tight end with three targets and praying he falls into the end zone like a drunk uncle through a screen door.

5. Antonio Williams, WR, Washington Commanders

Williams has 26 targets and a 55% season snap share. After McLaurin left Week 6, Williams played 67% of the snaps and drew four targets.

FAAB: 6%

Redraft:

Dynasty: Add in deeper formats.

6. Brenton Strange, TE, Jacksonville Jaguars

Strange has received at least seven targets in three straight games. Over that stretch, he has 23 targets, 19 catches, and 207 yards.

I appreciate a tight end who does what tight ends are supposed to do. Run routes. Catch footballs.

Strange’s volume gives him the safest profile among the available tight ends.

FAAB: 7%

Redraft: Add and start for managers streaming the position.

Dynasty: Add or hold. Consistent targets at this position belong on a roster.

7. KC Concepcion, WR, Cleveland Browns

ESPN has him at 43%.

Inconceivable? No. Just platform math making everybody look stupid.

If he’s available, Concepcion belongs beside Cooper at the top of the board. Four strong target-share performances carry more weight than one loud box score.

FAAB: 18%

Redraft: Priority add wherever available. He’s already earning a substantial share of Cleveland’s passing work.

Dynasty: Add aggressively and hold. This is demonstrated involvement, not a stash built from wishful thinking.

8. Zonovan “Bam” Knight, RB, Arizona Cardinals

Knight was a conditional Week 8 play while Jeremiyah Love was out with an ankle injury, and Love now carries no game designation for Sunday. Knight has 27 touches and 161 scrimmage yards over two games, while Tyler Allgeier has 30 touches and 97 yards during the same stretch.

The workload is shared, but Knight has done more with his portion. His value changes as soon as Love returns, so don’t bid like you’re buying a permanent starter.

FAAB: 5%

Redraft: Add for short-term running back help while Love remains out. Recheck the injury report before using him.

Dynasty: Small bench hold. His current opening may close quickly.

9. Kaelon Black, RB, San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco is on bye, which makes Black a stash rather than a Week 8 solution. His carry share jumped from 27% to 52% in Week 7, when he logged 12 carries and three targets.

FAAB: 4%

Redraft: Bench stash for managers who can wait through the bye.

Dynasty: Add. Any San Francisco back earning half the carries deserves a chair at the table.

10. Seth McGowan, RB, Indianapolis Colts

McGowan reached a season-high 34.5% snap share, handling 11 carries and one target. The larger fantasy case depends on trade speculation involving Jonathan Taylor, who has no injury designation in the current file.

Treat the deadline angle as a possibility, not a fact. McGowan is a handcuff with a little smoke around him. Sometimes smoke means fire. Sometimes somebody burned popcorn and now the entire office is standing outside.

FAAB: 2%

Redraft: Stash in deep leagues. He isn’t a reliable starter while Taylor remains in place.

Dynasty: Add as a speculative running back hold.

11. Jordyn Tyson, WR, New Orleans Saints

Tyson is rostered in 49% of Yahoo leagues and is listed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. New Orleans also has a Week 8 bye. He has no NFL snap or target data yet, so the case comes from draft capital and a possible opening at receiver rather than a demonstrated professional role.

FAAB: 2%

Redraft: IR stash only. Managers without an IR slot can leave him for somebody with a deeper bench.

Dynasty: Add where available. Dynasty gives the uncertainty time to resolve.

FAAB: 0% until activated

Redraft: Use an IR slot if you have space.

He played 68% of the Week 7 snaps and drew three targets, with two becoming touchdowns. That scoring rate is the sort of thing that convinces someone in your league they’ve discovered fire.

FAAB: 0%

Dynasty: Hold only on deep rosters where the snap share matters more than immediate availability.

Suggested drops

Jordyn Tyson can also be cut in shallow redraft leagues if his IR tag and the New Orleans bye leave you unable to carry him.

Deadline speculation has a short shelf life.

Week 8 D/ST streamers

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland: Check first. Cleveland carries an implied total around 18 points, while Pittsburgh’s matchup projection calls for 2.8 sacks and 1.4 takeaways.

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tennessee: The best realistic waiver claim. Tennessee is projected around 18 points, and Cincinnati entered the week with 21 sacks and nine takeaways through six games. The Bengals are rostered in only 16% to 24% of leagues across the cited platforms.

Redraft: Stream Pittsburgh if available, then Cincinnati.

Dynasty: Don’t spend meaningful capital on either unless your format heavily rewards team defenses.

Week 8 kicker streamers

Evan McPherson, Cincinnati Bengals: Tennessee has allowed 2.9 field-goal attempts per game, Cincinnati carries a 28.25-point implied total, and McPherson is 10-for-10 on field goals with 19 made extra points.

FAAB: 1%

Redraft: Top kicker stream.

Tyler Bass, Buffalo Bills: Bass is rostered in roughly 18% of leagues and has scored 30 fantasy points over his last two games. Buffalo owns one of the slate’s highest team totals.

FAAB: 1%

Dynasty: Hold in kicker formats. Otherwise, this is a weekly streaming decision.

Recheck late injury reports and outdoor weather before lineups lock.

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