Week 8 Fantasy Superlatives: Awards, Darlings and Busts
Season: 2026 | Every number below is a real Week 8 box score; ADP is the preseason consensus. No projections, no vibes.MVP of the Week: Joe Burrow (QB, CIN)
39.5 PPR points — 38/48, 462 yds, 5 TD, 3 INT; 10 rush yds, 1 rush TD (preseason ADP #58).Nobody outscored him in Week 8.
Week 8 QB board →Waiver Darling: Kirk Cousins (QB, LV)
28.2 PPR points — 19/26, 247 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT; 3 rush yds, 1 rush TD (undrafted in almost every league).Drafted late or not at all, and he just outscored most of the first two rounds.
Week 8 QB board →Bust of the Week: Drake London (WR, ATL)
1.8 PPR points — 1 rec, 8 yds, 0 TD (preseason ADP #22).The price said every-week starter. The box score said otherwise.
Week 8 WR board →Deep Cut: Gardner Minshew (QB, ARI)
19.5 PPR points — 17/20, 188 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT (undrafted in almost every league).The deepest name on this week's leaderboard - the kind of week that starts a pickup run.
Week 8 QB board →The Full Boards
Top 40 at every position, real stat lines: QB · RB · WR · TE