We will have you covered throughout the 2023 fantasy football season with our bevy of tools, including our Waiver Wire Assistant. Find the top available players and get detailed analysis on how potential waiver wire adds will impact your team. Of course, our team of analysts will also have written advice each week. Check out some of our top waiver wire targets for the week below. And here’s all of our fantasy football waiver wire advice for Week 8.
We will have you covered throughout the 2023 fantasy football season with our bevy of tools, including our Waiver Wire Assistant. Find the top available players and get detailed analysis on how potential waiver wire adds will impact your team. Of course, our team of analysts will also have written advice each week. Check out some of our top waiver wire targets for the week below. And here’s all of our fantasy football waiver wire advice for Week 8.
Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets
TIGHT ENDS
Written by Derek Brown
Michael Mayer (LV): 28% rostered
- Next Opponents: @DET, NYG, NYJ
- True value: $8
- Desperate need: $10
- Budget-minded: $6
Analysis: Don’t let the box score fool you. Mayer was a full-time player again this week. He played 92% of the snaps before the Raiders dropped in backups, as they were getting blown out. Hoyer locked on Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers this week, and Mayer was left out in the cold with a 12.5% target share. While that is a concern moving forward, the upcoming matchups for the Raiders could push the target share back in Mayer’s favor. The Lions and Jets are sixth and third, respectively, in fantasy points allowed to tight ends. Mayer’s usage still gives him TE1 upside over the rest of the season.
Dalton Kincaid (BUF): 42% rostered
- Next Opponents: TB, @CIN, DEN
- True value: $8
- Desperate need: $10
- Budget-minded: $6
Analysis: I know it has been frustrating if you drafted Dalton Kincaid this season in the later rounds instead of similarly priced rookie TE flier Sam LaPorta. That isn’t Kincaid’s fault, though. He is an incredibly talented rookie who has been splitting time with Dawson Knox, and while that didn’t change this week from a snap and route perspective, Kincaid did finally get a featured role in the passing game when on the field. He finished second on the team with eight targets (19.5% target share), as he led the team in receiving yards. I’m not rushing to plug Kincaid into lineups this week against Tampa Bay, but Cincinnati and Denver are smash spots in Weeks 9-10. The Bengals and Broncos are eighth and first in fantasy points per game allowed to tight ends. Kincaid could be a stretch-run difference-maker if the Bills commit to making him the No. 2 in this offense behind Stefon Diggs.
Jake Ferguson (DAL): 46% rostered
- Next Opponents: LAR, @PHI, NYG
- True value: $8
- Desperate need: $10
- Budget-minded: $6
Analysis: Ferguson’s usage has been trending up. Before heading into the bye, he handled an 84.2% route run rate in Week 6 (per Fantasy Points Data), which is amazing. Among 38 qualifying tight ends, he ranks 15th in target share and yards per route run while sitting 11th in target per route run rate (per Fantasy Points Data). Ferguson will battle weekly for the No. 2 spot in the Cowboys’ passing attack, but don’t be surprised if he gives CeeDee Lamb a run for his money over the next two weeks. The Rams and Eagles have been bleeding out production to tight ends, ranking fourth and 13th in fantasy points per game allowed to the position.
Logan Thomas (WAS): 44% rostered
- Next Opponents: PHI, @NE, @SEA
- True value: $1
- Desperate need: $2
- Budget-minded: $0
Analysis: Thomas has an interesting floor and ceiling combination at the TE position. In six games, he’s had three contests in which he has seen at least six targets while also logging four weeks with at least 40 receiving yards. That might not sound like much, but if you add a touchdown to any 40-yard outing, you’re probably looking at a TE1 for the week. Entering Week 7, Thomas had seen four red zone targets over his last four games, so the touchdown equity exists for Thomas. With a plus matchup against the Eagles in Week 8, Thomas could post top-12 TE numbers.
Jonnu Smith (ATL): 42% rostered
- Next Opponents: @TEN, MIN, @ARI
- True value: $1
- Desperate need: $2
- Budget-minded: $0
Analysis: Smith entered Week 7 as the TE10 in fantasy, ranking 13th in target share and fifth in target per route run rate. The issue is that he is 27th in route participation. His route share will lead to volatile weeks, especially when we consider that Arthur Smith is the overseer of his playing time. Jonnu’s matchups over the next three weeks are not kind. Tennessee and Arizona, specifically, have held tight ends to the 10th-fewest and second-fewest fantasy points per game.
Taysom Hill (NO): 9% rostered
- Next Opponents: @IND, CHI, @MIN
- True value: $1
- Desperate need: $2
- Budget-minded: $0
Analysis: As long as Juwan Johnson remains sidelined, Hill will flirt with TE1 production. Over the last two weeks with Johnson on the shelf, Hill has averaged 59% of the snaps, 5.5 targets, and 49.5 receiving yards. Add any Hill rushing production, and we have a tight end who could easily finish as a top-five option in any week without Johnson. The Colts and Bears have given up the 10th-most and ninth-most fantasy points per game to tight ends.
