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Ranking and evaluating all of Week 8\u2019s top plays at quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end, kicker and defense.<\/p>\n
\u25b6 Quarterback<\/p>\n
Start: Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars<\/p>\n
We\u2019re getting all Jags in our lineups this week, starting with Lawrence. Jacksonville has the fourth-highest implied team total of the week at 28. They get a Colts defense that is below-average in EPA per dropback and above-average fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks. Lawrence has been lights out this year and ranks top-10 in both EPA per play and completion percent over expected. He\u2019s looking like a high-end QB1 this week.<\/p>\n
Start: Jacoby Brissett, Cardinals<\/p>\n
Brissett\u2019s numbers are down this year, but that is partially due to a brutal schedule. He has faced four top-10 passing defenses by EPA per dropback and only one defense outside the top 20. That was the Lions, and he passed for 292 yards with three touchdowns. His Week 8 opponent, Dallas, has allowed the sixth-most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks and ranks 30th in EPA per dropback allowed. The matchup features a 54.5-point total. This is as good as streaming spots get.<\/p>\n
Sit: Bo Nix, Broncos<\/p>\n
Nix crushed as a fantasy option last week on the back of a 62-yard rushing touchdown. Without the score, he looks like the same old Nix. The Broncos had him push the ball downfield more often versus the Cardinals, but Nix couldn\u2019t get anything going and completed just 1-of-8 deep passes. He has been a below-average passer at every depth of the field this year by both yards per attempt and completion rate, with the exception of throws behind the line of scrimmage. Now he gets a Chiefs team that has smothered quarterback production, allowing the third-fewest fantasy points per game to opposing passers.<\/p>\n
Sit: Kyler Murray, Vikings<\/p>\n
Murray\u2019s matchup with the Lions would normally thrust him into the QB1 mix. His dreadful play is keeping him out of the top 12. Murray is the QB28 by EPA per dropback. His rushing should be a massive boost to the fantasy output, but he\u2019s averaging a pedestrian 26.4 yards per game on the ground. That is the lowest mark of his career, and there\u2019s no reason to expect his numbers to increase. Kevin O\u2019Connell has called one designed run for Murray all year. He has no interest in Murray using his legs, which is tanking any fantasy potential for the former Cardinal.<\/p>\n
\u25b6 Running BackStart: Chase Brown, Bengals<\/p>\n
Brown is currently the league leader in fantasy points under expected among running backs. Is that a good thing? Of course not. Should we expect it to hold true for the rest of time? No. Entering Week 7, the lowest expected fantasy point totals belonged to Ashton Jeanty, Tony Pollard, J.K. Dobbins, and Quinshon Judkins. Three of them finished as RB1s, and Dobbins found the end zone as well. Volume predicts fantasy production better than anything else and Brown is seeing plenty of it. He\u2019s the RB14 in expected points per game. Facing a Titans defense that just got mangled by the aforementioned Judkins, I\u2019m betting on Brown getting back on track this week.<\/p>\n
Start: Rachaad White, Commanders<\/p>\n
With Jacory Croskey-Merritt on injured reserve in the Commanders\u2019 previous game, White was on the field for 70 percent of the snaps. He earned 54 percent of the Commanders\u2019 designed carries and ran a route on 55 percent of Jayden Daniels\u2019 dropbacks. All three of those marks were season-highs. He\u2019s now favored at home by 6.5 points over the Eagles, who rank 31st in EPA per carry allowed.<\/p>\n
Sit: Aaron Jones, Vikings<\/p>\n
Jones got banged up in Week 8 but is expected to play. His role had already taken a huge hit before suffering a knee injury early in the fourth quarter. Through three quarters, Jordan Mason out-snapped Jones 22-14 and out-carried him 10-7. Mason even ran three more routes and saw two targets to Jones\u2019s one. It\u2019s hard to imagine Jones getting more work as his health continues to decline.<\/p>\n
Sit: Tony Pollard, Titans<\/p>\n
Pollard\u2019s three-score explosion was a welcome change of pace for fantasy managers who stuck with him. I\u2019d suggest they take their chips off the table. Pollard took advantage of a middle-of-the-road matchup versus Cleveland. Now he gets a brutal spot at Cincinnati. The Titans are underdogs of 12.5 points, which is the third-largest spread of the season. Teams have generally abandoned the run against Cincy this year. They have faced the fifth-fewest running back carries per game. It\u2019s a low-volume sport for Pollard on a low-efficiency offense.<\/p>\n
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