Brock Purdy is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 11.1 pts
- QB rank
- #9
- Matchup
- bye
Brock Purdy's fantasy role in Week 8
Brock Purdy goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a matchup-dependent QB option for the SF. He is rostered in 99% of leagues and actually started in 53% of them, and we rank him QB9 on our own weekly board at 11.1 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The SF are on bye in Week 8, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
Brock Purdy is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at QB.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Brock Purdy (SF QB), our QB9 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 11.1 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 5.9 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. 11.1 points is roughly 35% short of the QB baseline, and I rank on output, not name recognition. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Brock Purdy (SF QB), our QB9 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 11.1 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina would rather take the cheaper, steadier option than 5.9 points of shortfall. He's still in 53% of lineups at 99% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. 11.1 points is roughly 35% short of the QB baseline, and I honestly rank on output, not name recognition. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.