Week 8 Waiver Wire: The 8 Best Claims
Season: 2026 | Every player here is rostered in fewer than 35% of leagues. Each gets the STM waiver score out of 100: the points his touches and targets should score (45%), his floor, the median of his last four games (40%), and his share of the team's work (15%), each ranked against every running back, receiver and tight end. Tested on 2024 and 2025, the weekly top 10 averaged about 10 PPR points a game over the next three.1. Kendre Miller (RB, NO): 74
Targets 0 → 2 → 5. Rostered in 30% of leagues. Expected points 87, floor 63, usage 62 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 8 RB board →2. Ryan Flournoy (WR, DAL): 73
78% snaps, 4 targets. Rostered in 21% of leagues. Expected points 72, floor 78, usage 65 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 8 WR board →3. Michael Mayer (TE, LV): 72
Snaps 65% → 79% → 82%. Rostered in 16% of leagues. Expected points 64, floor 77, usage 81 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 8 TE board →4. Malachi Fields (WR, NYG): 71
74% snaps, 5 targets. Rostered in 9% of leagues. Expected points 76, floor 66, usage 70 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 8 WR board →5. DeMario Douglas (WR, NE): 70
Snaps 49% → 59% → 65%. Rostered in 30% of leagues. Expected points 63, floor 81, usage 65 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 8 WR board →6. Mason Taylor (TE, NYJ): 69
Targets 3 → 6 → 6. Rostered in 2% of leagues. Expected points 76, floor 55, usage 83 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 8 TE board →7. Greg Dulcich (TE, MIA): 69
Targets 0 → 5 → 5. Rostered in 6% of leagues. Expected points 61, floor 71, usage 88 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 8 TE board →8. Bam Knight (RB, ARI): 65
Snaps 8% → 44% → 53%. Rostered in 14% of leagues. Expected points 81, floor 50, usage 55 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 8 RB board →How to read this
A next man up is worth the most while the starter is out; a steady riser keeps the role. Points follow looks by about a week.