This is the Peppers & Picks fantasy football waiver wire for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season. The live boards show which players are rising in fantasy points and which are dropping, using real scoring from the NFL results feed rather than a hand-written list, and refresh every five minutes. Add anyone to your pickup list with one button, then work down the list on your league site. Below the boards, Tina's waiver gems explain the claims worth spending on.
Data on this page is as of October 28, 2026 at 7:16 AM ET and refreshes automatically every 30 minutes.
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Waiver wire gems for Week 8
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1. Brenton Strange JAX · TE · 40% rostered
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Peppers & Picks recommends adding Brenton Strange (JAX, TE) from the waiver wire in Week 8; he is 40% rostered across leagues. Boring floor play, but the floor is the point. — Sally
Peppers & Picks names Brenton Strange (JAX TE) a waiver wire target for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs IND, projecting 6.5 projected fantasy points. Tina calls it a floor problem: 0.5 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. Start with Strange before the obvious names. At home against IND, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. Roster share is moving +4.3% week over week, so the rest of the country is catching up. Only 40% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up.
Tina's original analysis from our own projection, usage and status data. Stats and injury designations as of Oct 28, 7:16 AM ET — statuses change fast, verify before kickoff.
2. Chig Okonkwo WSH · TE · 9% rostered
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Peppers & Picks recommends adding Chig Okonkwo (WSH, TE) from the waiver wire in Week 8; he is 9% rostered across leagues. Boring floor play, but the floor is the point. — Sally
Peppers & Picks names Chig Okonkwo (WSH TE) a waiver wire target for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs PHI, projecting 5.4 projected fantasy points. Tina calls it a floor problem: 1.6 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. Start with Okonkwo before the obvious names. PHI is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. Roster share is moving +3.9% week over week, so the rest of the country is catching up. Only 9% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up.
Tina's original analysis from our own projection, usage and status data. Stats and injury designations as of Oct 28, 7:16 AM ET — statuses change fast, verify before kickoff.
3. Mason Taylor NYJ · TE · 4% rostered
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Peppers & Picks recommends adding Mason Taylor (NYJ, TE) from the waiver wire in Week 8; he is 4% rostered across leagues. Everyone streams this position weekly. Get ahead of it. — Sally
Peppers & Picks names Mason Taylor (NYJ TE) a waiver wire target for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs LV, projecting 4.7 projected fantasy points. Tina would rather take the cheaper, steadier option than 2.3 points of shortfall. Start with Taylor before the obvious names. Facing LV in front of his own crowd, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. Managers added him at a 3.5% clip this week — that kind of movement usually follows real snaps, not vibes. 1% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable.
Tina's original analysis from our own projection, usage and status data. Stats and injury designations as of Oct 28, 7:16 AM ET — statuses change fast, verify before kickoff.
4. Greg Dulcich MIA · TE · 1% rostered
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Peppers & Picks recommends adding Greg Dulcich (MIA, TE) from the waiver wire in Week 8; he is 1% rostered across leagues. Boring floor play, but the floor is the point. — Sally
Peppers & Picks names Greg Dulcich (MIA TE) a waiver wire target for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs NE, projecting 5.0 projected fantasy points. Tina calls it a floor problem: 2 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. Greg Dulcich is where the free points are this week. Only 1% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. He grades 29% below the average weekly TE number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one.
Tina's original analysis from our own projection, usage and status data. Stats and injury designations as of Oct 28, 7:16 AM ET — statuses change fast, verify before kickoff.
5. AJ Barner SEA · TE · 6% rostered
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Peppers & Picks recommends adding AJ Barner (SEA, TE) from the waiver wire in Week 8; he is 6% rostered across leagues. The bye weeks are coming. This is your insurance policy. — Sally
Peppers & Picks names AJ Barner (SEA TE) a waiver wire target for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs CHI, projecting 4.8 projected fantasy points. Tina would rather take the cheaper, steadier option than 2.2 points of shortfall. Start with Barner before the obvious names. The vs CHI draw matters here — home snaps against CHI shape how often he's asked to do something. 2% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable.
Tina's original analysis from our own projection, usage and status data. Stats and injury designations as of Oct 28, 7:16 AM ET — statuses change fast, verify before kickoff.
6. Colby Parkinson LAR · TE · 7% rostered
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Peppers & Picks recommends adding Colby Parkinson (LAR, TE) from the waiver wire in Week 8; he is 7% rostered across leagues. Boring floor play, but the floor is the point. — Sally
Peppers & Picks names Colby Parkinson (LAR TE) a waiver wire target for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs LAC, projecting 5.0 projected fantasy points. Tina would rather take the cheaper, steadier option than 2 points of shortfall. Colby is the add I'd make first. Nothing in the projection defends him — 29% below positional par is a bench line for me. The vs LAC draw matters here — home snaps against LAC shape how often he's asked to do something.
Tina's original analysis from our own projection, usage and status data. Stats and injury designations as of Oct 28, 7:16 AM ET — statuses change fast, verify before kickoff.
7. Malik Washington MIA · WR · 39% rostered
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Peppers & Picks recommends adding Malik Washington (MIA, WR) from the waiver wire in Week 8; he is 39% rostered across leagues. One injury away from being un-droppable. Stash him. — Sally
Peppers & Picks names Malik Washington (MIA WR) a waiver wire target for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs NE, projecting 6.6 projected fantasy points. Tina calls it a floor problem: 3.4 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. Malik is the add I'd make first. The projection sits about 34% under what a startable WR returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. At home against NE, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds.
Tina's original analysis from our own projection, usage and status data. Stats and injury designations as of Oct 28, 7:16 AM ET — statuses change fast, verify before kickoff.
8. Dalton Schultz HOU · TE · 29% rostered
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Peppers & Picks recommends adding Dalton Schultz (HOU, TE) from the waiver wire in Week 8; he is 29% rostered across leagues. Nobody in your league is watching this snap count. Be early. — Sally
Peppers & Picks names Dalton Schultz (HOU TE) a waiver wire target for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 5.0 projected fantasy points. Tina calls it a floor problem: 2 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. Start with Schultz before the obvious names. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. Only 29% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up.
Tina's original analysis from our own projection, usage and status data. Stats and injury designations as of Oct 28, 7:16 AM ET — statuses change fast, verify before kickoff.
