Our analysts combine to provide rankings for Week 8 waiver wire targets. We’ll help you prioritize your bids for the week ahead.

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Week 8 Waiver Wire Rankings

Gus Edwards (RB – BAL): 43% rostered

Analysis: The Gus Bus is back on his regular route. After what could have been a career-threatening knee injury, Edwards returned in Week 7 with 66 yards on 16 carries and found the end zone twice. Kenyan Drake‘s Week 6 explosion proved to be an aberration, as he had 11 carries for only 5 yards in the Ravens’ narrow Week 7 win over Cleveland. I’m a huge fan of Edwards going forward as the lead back in Baltimore, health permitting.

D’Onta Foreman (RB – CAR): 49% rostered

Analysis: Every analyst I know (including myself) was dead wrong about the Panthers’ backfield in the wake of the Christian McCaffrey trade. Most assumed the more valuable back would be Foreman, but the expectations were incredibly low versus the Buccaneers. The former Texas Longhorn rushed for 118 yards on 15 carries and added two receptions for 27 more yards through the air. Carolina’s win was shocking, but the manner in which they battered the Bucs with a physical running game has put the Falcons and Bengals on notice for the next few weeks. Foreman is a bruiser and will likely continue to shoulder early-down work alongside Chuba Hubbard.

Latavius Murray (RB – DEN): 40% rostered

Analysis: Attrition is hitting the Denver offense hard this season. Murray was acquired off the Saints’ practice squad after Javonte Williams was lost for the season and was immediately inserted into the rotation with meaningful touches. Melvin Gordon hasn’t looked anywhere close to as sharp as he was in 2021, and his fumbling issue is alarming. Mike Boone picked up an ankle injury in Week 7, so Murray has stumbled upon a growing role. You still better pray the 32-year-old plodder falls into the end zone if you choose to start him.

Isiah Pacheco (RB – KC): 51% rostered

Analysis: We’re cheating a bit with the inclusion of Pacheco, who’s rostered in just over half of Yahoo leagues, but hey, it was a rough week for injuries. There was hope that we’d see a Pacheco liftoff in Week 8 with the announcement that Pacheco would start for the Chiefs in San Francisco, but the starting role turned out to be mostly ceremonial. Pacheco played 19 snaps (a 30% snap share) and had 8-43-0 rushing and no targets. Most of his touches came in garbage time with Kansas City trying to run out a decisive 44-23 victory. Clearly, Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Jerick McKinnon are still going to play big roles in the Chiefs’ RB-by-committee. Pacheco has big-time speed, but there’s not a lot of subtlety to his game. Vision and patience are not two of his greater assets at this stage of his career. Kansas City has a Week 8 bye, so even if you win Pacheco’s services, you’re going to have to let him cool his heels on your bench for a week.

Tyler Allgeier (RB – ATL): 40% rostered

Analysis: One beneficiary of Arthur Smith’s Rambling Wreck lunacy toward running the ball has been the rookie from BYU, Tyler Allgeier. Are the Falcons particularly good at running the ball? No. Allgeier only rang up 50 yards on his 16 carries on Sunday. He did tote the rock nearly three times more than Caleb Huntley in Week 7. Allgeier also found the end zone from approximately two millimeters out after Kyle Pitts caught the ball at the goal line but the side judge was tragically stricken with macular degeneration by the fantasy gods. If you’re looking for a guy who will get a lot of low-quality, bumbling touches from a coach hell-bent on auditioning to be the next head coach of Navy, look no further than Allgeier.