Let’s take a look at players our analysts consider on the fringe as you weigh your fantasy football waiver wire additions for the week. And also be sure to check out our full fantasy football waiver wire advice article for Week 8.

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice: Drop or Hold?

DROP RECOMMENDATIONS

Droppable:

• Brandon Aiyuk
• Ty Chandler
• Jerome Ford
• DeAndre Hopkins
• Calvin Ridley
• Trey Sermon
• Rashid Shaheed
• Deshaun Watson
• Zamir White

Brandon Aiyuk is believed to have torn his ACL Sunday against the Chiefs and is almost certainly out for the rest of the season.

A lot of fantasy managers picked up Ty Chandler last week after Aaron Jones sustained a hamstring injury in Week 5. The Vikings’ Week 6 bye apparently gave Jones ample recovery time, and he dominated snaps and touches in the Vikings’ backfield Sunday. There’s no need to hold Chandler.

Jerome Ford missed the Browns’ Week 7 game with a hamstring injury and probably won’t have a significant role whenever he comes back. Nick Chubb returned to action for the Browns on Sunday after being out more than a year with a leg injury that seemed career-threatening at the time. Chubb played fewer snaps than Browns RB Pierre Strong in Week 7 but had a team-high 11 carries and had a short touchdown run. Chubb is going to be Cleveland’s primary early-down back going forward, leaving Ford as a complementary role player at best.

The Titans’ passing game has been abysmal this season whether it’s been Will Levis or Mason Rudolph at quarterback. Go ahead and cut DeAndre Hopkins and Calvin Ridley. You won’t miss either of them. Ridley drew a team-high nine targets on Sunday and finished with three catches for 42 yards on Sunday. It was actually his most productive game since Week 2. Hopkins had one target on Sunday and caught it for a 2-yard loss. He entered Week 6 as WR73 in half-point PPR scoring. So long, my Tennessee friends.

Trey Sermon began the season at Jonathan Taylor‘s primary backup in Indianapolis and got the chance to fill in as the starter when Taylor went down with an ankle injury. But Sermon has been outplayed by Tyler Goodson and may have just lost his status as the No. 2 man in the Colts’ backfield. Taylor has a chance to come back in Week 8, so there’s no sense holding Sermon.

Rashid Shaheed was looking like a steal for anyone who drafted him this summer, but alas, Shaheed tore his meniscus and will miss the rest of the season.

Deshaun Watson‘s nightmare season culminated in a torn Achilles. His season is done, and you’d have to think his career is in jeopardy based on how poorly he played this season before the injury.

Zamir White has lost his starting job to Alexander Mattison. White was returning from a groin injury on Sunday, which may have had something to do with his minimal usage. He played only 11 of the Raiders’ 79 offensive snaps, according to PFF’s Nate Jahnke. Mattison, on the other hand, played 55 snaps and had 23 carries for 92 yards. Perhaps White will play more snaps in the weeks to come, but it’s clear he’s lost his starting job to Mattison.

Droppable with a chance of regret:

• Justin Fields
• Christian Kirk
• Zack Moss

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin benched Justin Fields in Week 7 and gave Russell Wilson his first start of the season. Fields wasn’t bad in his six starts for Pittsburgh, but he didn’t do enough to claim the job permanently. Wilson is in the decline phase of his career, so it’s possible Fields gets another shot at some point, but it’s not worth waiting for that to happen.

Christian Kirk has had nine targets, four catches and 63 yards In the two games since Jaguars TE Evan Engram returned from a hamstring injury. Rookie Brian Thomas is a blossoming star who has become the clear No. 1 receiver in Jacksonville, and Gabe Davis is in the mix, too. Kirk is a quality receiver, but his diminished role has sent his fantasy stock tumbling. There are probably better ways to fill a roster spot.

Chase Brown only out-snapped Zack Moss 31-27 on Sunday, but Brown out-touched Moss 17-9. Over his last three games, Moss has 21 carries for 44 yards. Brown has clearly been the better back for the Bengals this season. Don’t feel compelled to hold Moss.

Don’t drop yet:

• Anthony Richardson
• Devin Singletary
• Courtland Sutton

Some people will be furious to see Richardson on this list, and a lot of his investors can’t wait to replace him this week. Ideally, you can keep Richardson on your bench for the next three weeks and use someone else at quarterback while Richardson deals with tough matchups against the Vikings, Bills and Jets. There’s no getting around how bad Richardson has been as a passer so far this season. The immense rushing upside remains, however, and Colts head coach Shane Steichen did a terrific job of developing Justin Herbert and Jalen Hurts in past coaching stops. No doubt many of you will ignore the recommendation to hold Richardson. We get it. But don’t be surprised if he has some big games before the season is over.

We’re this close to recommending that you drop Devin Singletary. Tyrone Tracy was superb for the Giants in Weeks 5-6 while Singletary was out with a groin injury, and Tracy out-snapped Singletary 39-12 Sunday in the Giants’ 28-3 loss to the Eagles. Tracy has most likely stolen Singletary’s lead RB role, but it’s possible the Giants wanted to manage Singletary’s snaps in his first game back from a soft-tissue injury. Give it one more week before you ditch Singletary.

Curiously, Cortland Sutton didn’t draw a single target in the Broncos’ 33-10 win over the Saints last Thursday. But Sutton entered Week 7 ranked WR36 in half-point PPR scoring. The limitations of the Denver passing game cap Sutton’s upside, but he’s still a useful asset.