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Kyle Juszczyk Week 8 fantasy outlook: role, matchup and start/sit call

Our RB69 for Week 8 — 1.8 projected points, on bye, rostered in 0% of leagues.

By Sally & Tina · Updated October 28, 2026 at 9:33 AM ET

Kyle Juszczyk is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.

Projection
1.8 pts
RB rank
#69
Matchup
bye

Kyle Juszczyk's fantasy role in Week 8

Kyle Juszczyk goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league RB flyer for the SF. He is rostered in 0% of leagues and actually started in 0% of them, and we rank him RB69 on our own weekly board at 1.8 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

Kyle Juszczyk 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 RB.

Sally's take

Peppers & Picks ranks Kyle Juszczyk (SF RB), our RB69 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 1.8 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 9.2 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. Nothing in the projection defends him — 84% below positional par is a bench line for me. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.

Tina's take

Peppers & Picks ranks Kyle Juszczyk (SF RB), our RB69 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 1.8 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 9.2 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. He grades 84% below the average weekly RB number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.