Sit Malik Willis in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 10.5 projected points lands 6.5 under the QB starter line.
- Projection
- 10.5 pts
- QB rank
- #13
- Matchup
- vs NE
Malik Willis's fantasy role in Week 8
Malik Willis goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league QB flyer for the MIA. He is rostered in 8% of leagues and actually started in 2% of them, and we rank him QB13 on our own weekly board at 10.5 projected points.
Interest is climbing — roster rates moved up about 2% over the last week, which usually means managers are reacting to a bigger snap or target share.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs NE. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting QB baseline of 17 points, his 10.5-point projection is 6.5 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Malik Willis in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 10.5 projected points lands 6.5 under the QB starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another QB, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Malik Willis (MIA QB), our QB13 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs NE, projecting 10.5 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 6.5 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. At home against NE, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. 2% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Malik Willis (MIA QB), our QB13 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs NE, projecting 10.5 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 6.5 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. At home against NE, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. 2% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.