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FantasyPros Football Podcast: Start or Sit These 36 Players in Week 8 – Tee Higgins, Joe Mixon, Dameon Pierce


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Welcome to the latest episode of the FantasyPros Football Podcast. The show is hosted by Ryan Wormeli (@RyanWarmly), Derek Brown (@DBro_FFB), and Andrew Erickson (@AndrewErickson_). Together, our trio will offer insight to help your squads.

Join Ryan Wormeli, Derek Brown, and Andrew Erickson as they reveal their MUST-Start players along with the athletes they’re tempering their expectations for at every position for Week 8 of the NFL and Fantasy Football seasons. Tune in now to get the inside scoop on who to confidently lock into your starting lineup!

Timestamps (Note that they may be off due to the ads):

Must Starts – 0:00:11
Joe Mixon – 0:00:25
Dameon Pierce – 0:01:41
Javonte Williams – 0:03:42
DraftKings Sportsbook – 0:05:18
Gus Edwards – 0:07:13
Cam Akers – 0:09:34
Who should you start Cam Akers over? – 0:10:52
Emari Demercado – 0:12:55
Who Should I Start? – 0:14:24
George Pickens – 0:18:20
Calvin Ridley – 0:20:37
Josh Downs – 0:22:07
Start/Sit Assistant – 0:23:37
Tee Higgins – 0:24:02
Christian Kirk – 0:25:36
Nico Collins – 0:26:28
Who Should I Start? – 0:28:15
Kenny Pickett – 0:32:12
Jake Ferguson – 0:32:50
Dolphins DST – 0:33:24
Who should you start Kenny Pickett over? – 0:34:11
Whatnot – 0:35:53
CJ Stroud – 0:37:05
Luke Musgrave – 0:38:11
Falcons DST – 0:38:37
Sits – 0:40:03
Brian Robinson – 0:40:07
Zack Moss – 0:41:38
D’Onta Foreman – 0:43:04
Discount Tire – 0:45:58
AJ Dillon – 0:46:52
Miles Sanders – 0:48:36
Kareem Hunt – 0:50:19
Who Should I Start? – 0:53:05
Tyler Lockett – 0:56:40
Amari Cooper – 0:58:39
Michael Pittman – 0:59:36
Marquise Brown – 1:01:15
DeAndre Hopkins – 1:03:16
Courtland Sutton – 1:05:47
Who Should I Start? – 1:07:19
Geno Smith – 1:08:27
Trey McBride – 1:09:03
Rams DST – 1:09:39
Who Should I Start? – 1:10:09
Tua Tagovailoa – 1:11:05
David Njoku – 1:11:54
Panthers DST – 1:12:41
Who else should you start over Tua? – 1:13:19

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