Sit Seahawks D/ST in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 4.5 projected points lands 2 under the DST starter line.
- Projection
- 4.5 pts
- DST rank
- #1
- Matchup
- vs CHI
Seahawks D/ST's fantasy role in Week 8
Seahawks D/ST goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a every-week lineup piece at DST for the SEA. He is rostered in 93% of leagues and actually started in 78% of them, and we rank him DST1 on our own weekly board at 4.5 projected points.
Interest is climbing — roster rates moved up about 1% 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 CHI. 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 DST baseline of 6.5 points, his 4.5-point projection is 2 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Seahawks D/ST in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 4.5 projected points lands 2 under the DST starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another DST, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Seahawks D/ST (SEA DST), our DST1 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs CHI, projecting 4.5 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's angle is simple: he's a top-three DST on our board, and she never benches the guys who win weeks. Facing CHI in front of his own crowd, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. He's still in 78% of lineups at 93% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. Mild heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Seahawks D/ST (SEA DST), our DST1 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs CHI, projecting 4.5 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina plays contrarian — with 78% start rate he's priced in, and she cares more about his floor than his name. The vs CHI draw matters here — home snaps against CHI shape how often he's asked to do something. He's still in 78% of lineups at 93% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. Mild heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.