Welcome to Week 8’s have a look at fantasy extensive receivers. At this level within the season they’ve all been injured, so we’re going to shelve this put up in the interim. Wait, I’m getting information that there’s an obscure “subsequent man up” coverage that the NFL has carried out. So, I suppose they’ll proceed to play. Okay, nicely, let’s see what’s up with these receivers.
Week 8 extensive receiver bye weeks
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Week 8 extensive receiver accidents
Chris Godwin, Buccaneers
Godwin went down on Monday Evening Soccer with a dislocated ankle with seconds left in a recreation the Buccaneers had no probability of profitable. He’s carried out for the season, which implies Jalen McMillan, Trey Palmer, or Sterling Shepard might want to step up. With Mike Evans set to overlook video games along with his personal damage, I’d anticipate Palmer to get his work on the skin, whereas McMillan and Shepard work to interchange Godwin out of the slot. McMillan is the younger, upside man there, however Shepard has the expertise to win snaps as nicely.
Mike Evans, Buccaneers
Evans appears to be out for the subsequent three video games as a consequence of his hamstring damage and as I discussed above, Trey Palmer is his seemingly fill-in. Palmer has performed nicely in flashes, however hasn’t been in a position to present a lot consistency. He’s nonetheless an add on receiver needy groups although.
Chris Olave, Saints
Olave has an opportunity to return from his concussion this week, per Nick Underhill. The Saints want him, as Rashid Shaheed is out for the season. Olave missed Week 6 with the mind damage and has had a number of concussions in his profession.
Jameson Williams, Lions
Williams isn’t injured fortunately, however will miss two video games as a consequence of a PED suspension. There’s no method round this being dangerous for Williams and his fantasy backers, however hopefully he can return to being an enormous play maker within the second half of the season.
Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers
Aiyuk suffered an ACL damage and is finished for the season. Jauan Jennings is prone to see the most important bump in work, however Ricky Pearsall also needs to get a shot at some additional duties, particularly if Jennings can’t return this week from his personal damage.
Jauan Jennings, 49ers
Jennings ought to get an Aiyuk damage bump, however he’s coping with a hip damage that stored him out of their Week 7 recreation towards the Chiefs. We don’t have a lot good data on this damage apart from the actual fact there’s been no discuss of him happening I.R. If he can return to apply this week, he must be on observe to return this week or subsequent, but when he can’t, Pearsall ought to see helpful targets.
Deebo Samuel, 49ers
Samuel had fluid in his lungs and missed a lot of the 49ers Week 7 recreation. He needed to go to the hospital and has been discharged, per Matt Maiocco. There actually is not any schedule for his return simply but, so be ready that he may miss not less than this week, and perhaps extra.
DK Metcalf, Seahawks
Metcalf suffered a MCL sprain in Week 7, which may preserve him out this week, per Adam Schefter. If he can’t go towards the Payments, Jake Bobo would seemingly take his snaps, however Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba would seemingly be the primary beneficiaries.
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Smith-Schustertried to play in Week 7, however didn’t final lengthy earlier than aggravating a hamstring damage. We already know he gained’t play this week towards the Raiders, however there is no such thing as a timetable for his return in the intervening time. So long as he doesn’t go on I.R., he must be again earlier than he misses 4 video games.
Cooper Kupp, Rams
Head coach Sean McVay informed reporters he believes Kupp will play on Thursday evening towards the Vikings. However, the Rams are at the moment buying Kupp round in a commerce and McVay additionally informed reporters he didn’t know what Kupp’s workload can be. That is most likely a scenario to keep away from on Thursday evening when you can.
Week 8 extensive receiver sleepers
Jalen McMillian, Buccaneers vs. Falcons
The Bucs shall be with out their high two receivers towards the Falcons this weekend, as Chris Godwin and Mike Evans are each injured. Attempting to decipher who would be the go-to receiver behind them is hard, however I like McMillan and anticipate him to see lots of work within the slot, which is the place Godwin has been dominating this season. The Falcons have been weak towards the move, rating twenty sixth in schedule adjusted fantasy factors allowed to extensive receivers this season. Sterling Shepard and Trey Palmer are additionally in line for work and have some sleeper enchantment this week.
Romeo Doubs, Packers at Jaguars
Doubs has been on a task during the last two video games and is about as much as proceed rolling towards an terrible Jaguars move protection. The jaguars rank lifeless final in EPA and DVOA towards the move and thirtieth in regulate fantasy factors to receivers. There may be threat right here, because the staff has a number of sturdy receivers and any of them may escape on this matchup, however I’ll take the new hand right here.
