Tyler Shough is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 9.3 pts
- QB rank
- #20
- Matchup
- bye
Tyler Shough's fantasy role in Week 8
Tyler Shough goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a bench stash most leagues are holding for the NO. He is rostered in 71% of leagues and actually started in 17% of them, and we rank him QB20 on our own weekly board at 9.3 projected points.
Interest is cooling — roster rates slipped roughly 3% in the last week, so he is getting cheaper to acquire if you believe in the role.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The NO 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
Tyler Shough 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 Tyler Shough (NO QB), our QB20 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 9.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 7.7 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. Roster share is bleeding 2.5% this week, which lines up with what the projection already told me. 17% 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 Tyler Shough (NO QB), our QB20 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 9.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina would rather take the cheaper, steadier option than 7.7 points of shortfall. Roster share is bleeding 2.5% this week, which lines up with what the projection already told me. 17% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Nothing in the projection defends him — 45% below positional par is a bench line for me. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.