Fantasy football rankings, projections, lineups, sleepers for Week 8 from proven model — SkimNews
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- SportsLine's model released Week 8 fantasy football rankings for the 2026 NFL season, simulating every NFL game 10,000 times and offering both PPR and standard-scoring boards; SportsLine says it has beaten human experts in fantasy football for the past several seasons.
- Quinshon Judkins does not crack the top 25 at his position in the model despite averaging 83.3 total yards with 3 TDs over his last three games, and he has averaged just 44.5 rushing yards in two career games against Pittsburgh.
- Pittsburgh gives up the seventh-fewest rushing yards per game and has not allowed a touchdown to a running back over the last three weeks, holding Jonathan Taylor and Bucky Irving to under 50 rushing yards each over that stretch.
- Brenton Strange is slotted as TE7 by the model despite sitting at TE20 on the year, after his production jumped from 2.3 catches for 24 yards over his first three games to 6.3 catches for 69 yards over his last three, ranking above Travis Kelce and Sam LaPorta.
- Colts have allowed five touchdowns to tight ends over the last six games, with only four teams allowing more, and Indianapolis faces the Jaguars in Week 8.
- Bills allow more fantasy points to receivers than any team, while the Seahawks allow the fewest, with Buffalo hosting Baltimore and Seattle hosts Chicago in Week 8.
- Omar Cooper Jr. has posted back-to-back 100-yard games since coming off IR, joined by KC Concepcion's 8-catch, 129-yard outing and Caleb Douglas finding the end zone twice last Sunday, with four teams on byes; the model separately calls for a wide receiver started in fewer than half of leagues last week to crack its top 20.
Why it matters: For Week 8 starters, the model's boldest calls cut against recent production: Quinshon Judkins, averaging 83.3 yards with 3 TDs, sits outside the top 25 because Pittsburgh has held Jonathan Taylor and Bucky Irving under 50 rushing yards each, while Brenton Strange, TE20 on the year, rises to TE7 against a Colts defense allowing five tight-end touchdowns in six games.
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